Talk:List of regions of the United States
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Hey! Talk! Who knew? Is anybody out there from Florida? Whaddya think of the regions listed? Chamber of Commerce propaganda or actually used? And is "Florabama" or "Floribama" a place or just a honky-tonk? jengod 00:00, Jan 31, 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] Historical Regions
This page has very successful, so much so that it has grown quite long. Does anyone else think we should remove the historic regions to a page of their own? jengod 21:48, Mar 3, 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Burnt-over district
Contemporary or historic? I'm from Cali so I have no idea. jengod 03:17, Mar 31, 2004 (UTC)
- It is definitely historical. It might still have some contemporary usage in upstate NY. I haven't been out that way since I was 7 or so.Bkonrad | Talk 03:36, 31 Mar 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Unofficial U.S. regions
There is also a Midcontinent (or Mid Continent) region, which is e. g. referred by the oil industry. Does anyone know more about it and can add it to the list? (joqa)
Unofficial U.S. regions seems like an odd term for these-- I suspect that a number of them see some official useage. What really seems to categorize them best is that they are all Multi-State Regions. After all, many of the regions listed under the state entries are equally unofficial (try Acadiana for example). If no one objects, I'll make the change. -- Mwanner 14:52, September 6, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] West Virginia regions
I remember from West Virginia History in the fourth and eighth grades that the regions of West Virginia are the Ohio River Valley, the Allegheny Plateau, the Allegheny Highlands, and the Potomac Section. See here for numerous references, and here for an "official" one.
It would be more accurate to list the "official" (more geographic) regions, with the more cultural regions falling as secondary bullets, with an appropriate introduction like the Tennessee section...
West Virginia is primarily separated into four geographic regions. Each of these geographic regions can be further divided into cultural regions. From west to east, the regions of West Virginia are:
- Ohio Valley, sometimes also referred to as the Ohio River Valley
- Huntington-Ashland metropolitan area
- Northern Panhandle
- Allegheny Plateau
- Greater Charleston area
- Southern West Virginia
- Allegheny Highlands
- Greenbrier Valley
- Potomac Section
- Potomac Highlands
Any thoughts? Justen Deal 01:18, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] North Atlantic states?
Is this term used much - or can it be redirected somewhere? [1] uses it, and thus I link to it on United States Numbered Highways. --SPUI (T - C) 22:54, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Moved Geographic Regions of U.S. to the top
I think that these are the most commonly identified regions, and should be the first thing seen on the page. I was searching for "Midwest States" and had to spend a few minutes looking for it before finding the definition. I hope everyone agrees that this move makes sense.
131.95.218.68 19:17, 14 December 2006 (UTC) Various interpretations of U.S. regions possible.
After a recent residence in Newton county SW Missouri near Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, my mind is swimming with new ideas about where are the definitive borders for the North, South, East, and West in the 48 continuous states. Also is there really a definitive area for such places as Midwest, Midsouth, Northcentral, and Southcentral. I have discovered that the U.S. Census divisions, and regions, for the 48 continuous states have changed over the years. The results are confusing as Northeast is a region, while Southeast has been divided and left unlabeled,
while Southwest, and Northwest, are divisions used less often than Moutain and Pacific. Time zones and census divisions with matching names do not match. Also, Missouri and Kansas are placed North, while Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington D.C., Kentucky, Colorado, Utah, and all of Neveda, and California, are placed South.131.95.218.68 19:17, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
