Mississippi Hill Country

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cultural region geographical region region

Mississippi Hill Country is a rugged, forested upland region in northern Mississippi known for its rolling hills, small farming communities, and distinctive North Mississippi hill country blues tradition.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
North Central Hills of Mississippi	1
North Mississippi Hill Country	1

Statements (78)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural region ⓘ geographical region ⓘ region ⓘ
climate	humid subtropical ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalIdentity	African American musical heritage ⓘ rural Southern culture ⓘ
distinctFrom	Mississippi Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi Delta blues region NERFINISHED ⓘ
elevationRelativeToSurroundings	higher ⓘ
hasCulturalInfluenceOn	American blues music ⓘ Americana music NERFINISHED ⓘ rock music ⓘ
hasDominantLandUse	mixed agriculture ⓘ timber production ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	small-scale farming ⓘ
hasMusicGenre	North Mississippi hill country blues NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNotableCity	Grenada, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Holly Springs, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ New Albany, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Oxford, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontotoc, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNotableCounty	Attala County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Benton County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Calhoun County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Carroll County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Chickasaw County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Choctaw County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Clarke County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Clay County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Covington County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Grenada County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Jasper County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Jones County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Kemper County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Lafayette County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Lauderdale County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Leake County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshall County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Montgomery County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Neshoba County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Newton County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Noxubee County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Oktibbeha County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Panola County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontotoc County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Simpson County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Smith County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tate County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Union County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Webster County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Winston County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Yalobusha County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNotableMusicianOrigin	Jessie Mae Hemphill NERFINISHED ⓘ Junior Kimbrough NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi Fred McDowell NERFINISHED ⓘ Otha Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ R. L. Burnside NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPrimaryVegetation	hardwood forests ⓘ pine forests ⓘ
knownFor	North Mississippi hill country blues NERFINISHED ⓘ hill country blues tradition ⓘ rural culture ⓘ small farming communities ⓘ
landCover	forested ⓘ
locatedIn	Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Mississippi ⓘ
musicStyleCharacteristic	fife and drum tradition ⓘ hypnotic guitar riffs ⓘ minimal chord changes ⓘ strong rhythmic drive ⓘ
partOf	North Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Upland South NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionType	upland ⓘ
terrain	rolling hills ⓘ rugged ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Marshall County, Mississippi → hasFeature → Mississippi Hill Country ⓘ

Northern Mississippi → hasSubregion → Mississippi Hill Country ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Mississippi Hill Country

New Albany, Mississippi, United States → locatedInPhysiographicRegion → Mississippi Hill Country ⓘ

subject surface form: New Albany, Mississippi

this entity surface form: North Central Hills of Mississippi