Western Kentucky

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region of Kentucky

Western Kentucky is a region of Kentucky known for its riverfront cities, agricultural landscapes, and proximity to the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
western Kentucky	9
Western Coal Field region of Kentucky	1
western Kentucky region	1

Statements (80)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	region of Kentucky ⓘ
borderedBy	Illinois ⓘ Indiana ⓘ Mississippi River ⓘ Ohio River ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ
contains	Ballard County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Bowling Green, Kentucky ⓘ Butler County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Caldwell County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Calloway County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Carlisle County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Christian County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Crittenden County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Daviess County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Edmonson County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Fulton County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Graves County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Henderson County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Henderson, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Hickman County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Hopkins County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Hopkinsville, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackson Purchase region of Kentucky ⓘ surface form: Jackson Purchase region Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area ⓘ Livingston County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Logan County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyon County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Madisonville, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshall County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ McCracken County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ McLean County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Muhlenberg County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Murray, Kentucky ⓘ Ohio County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio River floodplain ⓘ Owensboro, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Paducah, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Simpson County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Todd County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Trigg County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Union County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Webster County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
economyBasedOn	agriculture ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ river transportation ⓘ
hasAgriculturalProduct	corn ⓘ livestock ⓘ soybeans ⓘ tobacco ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	agricultural landscapes ⓘ humid subtropical climate ⓘ riverfront cities ⓘ rural areas ⓘ
hasCulturalRegion	Jackson Purchase ⓘ Pennyrile region ⓘ surface form: Pennyrile Western Coal Field region (part) ⓘ surface form: Western Coal Field
hasEducationalInstitution	Murray State University ⓘ Western Kentucky University ⓘ
hasMajorRiverPort	Owensboro riverfront ⓘ Port of Paducah ⓘ
hasNaturalResource	coal ⓘ
hasRecreation	boating on Kentucky Lake ⓘ fishing on Lake Barkley ⓘ
hasTransportationInfrastructure	Interstate 24 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 65 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 69 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 41 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 60 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 62 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 68 NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	proximity to the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers ⓘ
locatedIn	Kentucky ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
partOf	Southern United States ⓘ surface form: American South Kentucky ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of Kentucky Upper South ⓘ surface form: Upland South
timeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

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

south-central Kentucky → bordersRegion → Western Kentucky ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Kentucky

Tennessee–Kentucky border → hasAdjacentRegion → Western Kentucky ⓘ

Diocese of Kentucky → hasParishesIn → Western Kentucky ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Kentucky

Grayson County, Kentucky → isPartOf → Western Kentucky ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Coal Field region of Kentucky

Kuttawa, Kentucky, United States → locatedIn → Western Kentucky ⓘ

Marshall County, Kentucky, United States → locatedIn → Western Kentucky ⓘ

subject surface form: Marshall County, Kentucky

this entity surface form: western Kentucky

Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant → locatedIn → Western Kentucky ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Kentucky

Kentucky Lake → locatedInRegion → Western Kentucky ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Kentucky

Kentucky Lock → locatedInRegion → Western Kentucky ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Kentucky

McCracken County, Kentucky → locatedInRegion → Western Kentucky ⓘ

Paducah, Kentucky, United States → locatedInRegion → Western Kentucky ⓘ

subject surface form: Paducah, Kentucky

Lower Town Arts & Music Festival → region → Western Kentucky ⓘ

Paducah Wall to Wall Murals → region → Western Kentucky ⓘ

Paduke (legendary Chickasaw chief) → regionAssociatedWith → Western Kentucky ⓘ

subject surface form: Paduke

this entity surface form: western Kentucky

Diocese of Kentucky → regionServed → Western Kentucky ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Kentucky

Carson Center for the Performing Arts → servesCommunity → Western Kentucky ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Kentucky region

West Kentucky Community and Technical College → servesRegion → Western Kentucky ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Kentucky