Upper East Tennessee

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Upper East Tennessee is a historically Appalachian region in the northeastern part of Tennessee, known for its mountainous terrain, small towns, and cultural ties to the broader East Tennessee highlands.

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Label Occurrences
Upper East Tennessee canonical 4
Northeastern Tennessee 3
northeastern Tennessee 2

Statements (78)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
region
borders Middle East Tennessee
Southeast Kentucky NERFINISHED
Southwest Virginia NERFINISHED
Western North Carolina NERFINISHED
contains Bristol, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Carter County, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Elizabethton, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Erwin, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Greene County, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Greeneville, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Hawkins County, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Johnson City, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Johnson County, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Jonesborough, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Kingsport, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Mountain City, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Rogersville, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Sullivan County, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Unicoi County, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Washington County, Tennessee NERFINISHED
parts of Cocke County, Tennessee
parts of Hamblen County, Tennessee
parts of Hancock County, Tennessee
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culture Appalachian NERFINISHED
Southern
dialectRegion Southern Appalachian English NERFINISHED
economy education
healthcare services
manufacturing
retail trade
tourism
hasInstitution East Tennessee State University NERFINISHED
Milligan University NERFINISHED
Northeast State Community College NERFINISHED
hasProtectedArea Cherokee National Forest NERFINISHED
Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park NERFINISHED
Warriors' Path State Park NERFINISHED
Watauga Lake NERFINISHED
hasSubregion Johnson City metropolitan area NERFINISHED
Kingsport–Bristol metropolitan area NERFINISHED
Tri-Cities, Tennessee NERFINISHED
historicallyAssociatedWith American Revolutionary War frontier campaigns NERFINISHED
Overmountain Men NERFINISHED
frontier settlement
historicalRegionOf East Tennessee NERFINISHED
knownFor Appalachian culture
mountain scenery
outdoor recreation
small towns
locatedIn Appalachian region NERFINISHED
East Tennessee NERFINISHED
Southern Appalachians NERFINISHED
Tennessee
northeastern Tennessee
mountainRange Appalachian Mountains NERFINISHED
Blue Ridge Mountains NERFINISHED
Great Smoky Mountains (northern portion) NERFINISHED
Unaka Range NERFINISHED
partOf Appalachia NERFINISHED
Upland South NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Protestant Christianity (predominant) NERFINISHED
river French Broad River (upper reaches) NERFINISHED
Holston River NERFINISHED
Nolichucky River NERFINISHED
Watauga River NERFINISHED
terrain mountainous
ridges
valleys
timeZone Central Time Zone (small western fringe in some definitions) NERFINISHED
Eastern Time Zone (predominant)
transportCorridor Interstate 26 NERFINISHED
Interstate 81 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 11W NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 19W NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 321 NERFINISHED

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Blountville, Tennessee region Upper East Tennessee
South Holston Lake locatedInRegion Upper East Tennessee
this entity surface form: northeastern Tennessee
Sullivan County metropolitan area locatedInRegion Upper East Tennessee
this entity surface form: Northeastern Tennessee
Washington County, Tennessee locatedIn Upper East Tennessee
this entity surface form: Northeastern Tennessee
Sullivan County, Tennessee locatedIn Upper East Tennessee
this entity surface form: Northeast Tennessee
Hawkins County, Tennessee region Upper East Tennessee
Tennessee’s 1st congressional district locatedInRegion Upper East Tennessee
this entity surface form: Northeastern Tennessee
Watauga River locatedInRegion Upper East Tennessee
this entity surface form: northeastern Tennessee
Hancock County, Tennessee partOf Upper East Tennessee