West Virginia–Kentucky border

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Appalachian boundary region international-free internal U.S. state border

The West Virginia–Kentucky border is a historically significant Appalachian boundary region known for its rugged terrain and as the real-life setting of the infamous Hatfield–McCoy family feud.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Kentucky–Virginia boundary at the Big Sandy River	1
Kentucky–West Virginia border region	1
West Virginia–Kentucky border canonical	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Appalachian boundary region ⓘ international-free internal U.S. state border ⓘ
adjacentToCity	Ashland, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Catlettsburg, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Huntington, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenova, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Hatfield family NERFINISHED ⓘ McCoy family NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate	humid continental climate in higher elevations ⓘ humid subtropical climate in lower elevations ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crossedBy	Interstate 64 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 23 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 52 NERFINISHED ⓘ
crossesCounty	Martin County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Mingo County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pike County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
definedBy	state constitutions and federal law ⓘ
followsFeature	Big Sandy River NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tug Fork River NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCulturalRegion	Appalachian folk culture ⓘ Scots-Irish American heritage ⓘ
hasDisputes	historical boundary disputes related to river channels ⓘ
hasEconomicHistory	coal mining ⓘ timber industry ⓘ
hasFeature	coal-bearing geological formations ⓘ narrow river valleys ⓘ steep forested hills ⓘ
hasTerrain	rugged terrain ⓘ
historicallyKnownFor	Hatfield–McCoy feud NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalNature	interstate boundary ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Appalachian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Appalachia NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearIndigenousTerritory	historic Cherokee hunting grounds ⓘ historic Shawnee lands ⓘ
partOf	Ohio River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Eastern Time Zone boundary area ⓘ
separates	Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriodOfNotoriety	late 19th century ⓘ
usedAsSettingIn	Hatfields & McCoys (2012 miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ various books about the Hatfield–McCoy feud ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hatfields & McCoys → setInLocation → West Virginia–Kentucky border ⓘ

Virginia–West Virginia boundary → adjacentTo → West Virginia–Kentucky border ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kentucky–Virginia boundary at the Big Sandy River

Randall McCoy in Hatfields & McCoys → homeRegionInFiction → West Virginia–Kentucky border ⓘ

subject surface form: Randall McCoy (Hatfields & McCoys)

this entity surface form: Kentucky–West Virginia border region