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English: Counties included in the cultural definition of Appalachia:
 
Always included in Appalachia
 
Usually included in Appalachia
 
Sometimes included in Appalachia
 
Rarely included in Appalachia
 
Physically contains the Appalachian Mountains or associated features; not culturally Appalachian

The blue dotted line shows the counties included in the w:Appalachian Regional Commission definition
Cities (labeled with dots) are only for reference and are not meant to represent all major cities

Source: from the Mapping Appalachia ( https://mapappalachia.geography.vt.edu/about-2/) interactive map viewer: https://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=67230740ae2641e9828e48f531cce9a6&extent=-103.5955,26.1117,-60.1995,46.6462 The ten cultural definitions were used: 1896 Berea by William G. Frost and C. Willard Hayes, 1918 Berea Catalog, 1935 USDA Small Region, 1935 USDA Full Region, 1962 Ford Region, 1994 Salstrom, 2002 Core Appalachia from Williams, 1996 Consensus Appalachia from Williams, 1996 Loose Appalachia from Williams

If a county appears in all the definitions, it is marked "always considered", if it appears in at least 6, it is marked "usually considered", if it appears in at least 2, it is marked "sometimes considered", and if it appears in only 1, it is marked "rarely considered"
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current 19:32, 24 February 2024 Thumbnail for version as of 19:32, 24 February 2024388 × 417 (1.72 MB)BrooklaikaRemade the county map in-line with the first half of the description (no original research). While I agree Ohio and Pennsylvania are parts of Appalachia that is not what the sources say
12:49, 18 July 2023 Thumbnail for version as of 12:49, 18 July 2023388 × 417 (1.72 MB)WWWHHHHYYYYYYOops. Didn't remove the outline on one last label. It should be fixed now.
12:46, 18 July 2023 Thumbnail for version as of 12:46, 18 July 2023388 × 417 (1.72 MB)WWWHHHHYYYYYYGoofed the last file with outlines on the text
12:31, 18 July 2023 Thumbnail for version as of 12:31, 18 July 2023388 × 417 (1.72 MB)WWWHHHHYYYYYYUpdated ARC boundaries - Union County, SC plus Cleveland and Catawba Counties, NC are now part of the ARC. Additionally expanded counties which may be included in Appalachia, reflecting the Little Cities of Black Diamonds which are locally identified as Appalachian. Pittsburg's nickname, the Paris of Appalachia, in addition to sources which I will add this file, means Pittsburgh could be considered as part of Appalachia in certain scenarios. Additionally, I have highlighted counties in white...
19:02, 15 May 2023 Thumbnail for version as of 19:02, 15 May 2023388 × 417 (1.66 MB)LeviaveryScale and text to path
18:57, 15 May 2023 Thumbnail for version as of 18:57, 15 May 2023259 × 278 (1.51 MB)LeviaveryPittsburg -> Pittsburgh
19:41, 13 May 2023 Thumbnail for version as of 19:41, 13 May 2023259 × 278 (1.52 MB)LeviaveryAshville -> Asheville
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Original file(SVG file, nominally 388 × 417 pixels, file size: 1.72 MB)


Summary

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English: Counties included in the cultural definition of Appalachia:
 
Always included in Appalachia
 
Usually included in Appalachia
 
Sometimes included in Appalachia
 
Rarely included in Appalachia
 
Physically contains the Appalachian Mountains or associated features; not culturally Appalachian

The blue dotted line shows the counties included in the w:Appalachian Regional Commission definition
Cities (labeled with dots) are only for reference and are not meant to represent all major cities

Source: from the Mapping Appalachia ( https://mapappalachia.geography.vt.edu/about-2/) interactive map viewer: https://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=67230740ae2641e9828e48f531cce9a6&extent=-103.5955,26.1117,-60.1995,46.6462 The ten cultural definitions were used: 1896 Berea by William G. Frost and C. Willard Hayes, 1918 Berea Catalog, 1935 USDA Small Region, 1935 USDA Full Region, 1962 Ford Region, 1994 Salstrom, 2002 Core Appalachia from Williams, 1996 Consensus Appalachia from Williams, 1996 Loose Appalachia from Williams

If a county appears in all the definitions, it is marked "always considered", if it appears in at least 6, it is marked "usually considered", if it appears in at least 2, it is marked "sometimes considered", and if it appears in only 1, it is marked "rarely considered"
Date   Edit this at Structured Data on Commons
Source Own work  Edit this at Structured Data on Commons
Author Leviavery  Edit this at Structured Data on Commons

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current 19:32, 24 February 2024 Thumbnail for version as of 19:32, 24 February 2024388 × 417 (1.72 MB)BrooklaikaRemade the county map in-line with the first half of the description (no original research). While I agree Ohio and Pennsylvania are parts of Appalachia that is not what the sources say
12:49, 18 July 2023 Thumbnail for version as of 12:49, 18 July 2023388 × 417 (1.72 MB)WWWHHHHYYYYYYOops. Didn't remove the outline on one last label. It should be fixed now.
12:46, 18 July 2023 Thumbnail for version as of 12:46, 18 July 2023388 × 417 (1.72 MB)WWWHHHHYYYYYYGoofed the last file with outlines on the text
12:31, 18 July 2023 Thumbnail for version as of 12:31, 18 July 2023388 × 417 (1.72 MB)WWWHHHHYYYYYYUpdated ARC boundaries - Union County, SC plus Cleveland and Catawba Counties, NC are now part of the ARC. Additionally expanded counties which may be included in Appalachia, reflecting the Little Cities of Black Diamonds which are locally identified as Appalachian. Pittsburg's nickname, the Paris of Appalachia, in addition to sources which I will add this file, means Pittsburgh could be considered as part of Appalachia in certain scenarios. Additionally, I have highlighted counties in white...
19:02, 15 May 2023 Thumbnail for version as of 19:02, 15 May 2023388 × 417 (1.66 MB)LeviaveryScale and text to path
18:57, 15 May 2023 Thumbnail for version as of 18:57, 15 May 2023259 × 278 (1.51 MB)LeviaveryPittsburg -> Pittsburgh
19:41, 13 May 2023 Thumbnail for version as of 19:41, 13 May 2023259 × 278 (1.52 MB)LeviaveryAshville -> Asheville
13:53, 13 May 2023 Thumbnail for version as of 13:53, 13 May 2023259 × 278 (1.64 MB)LeviaveryUploaded own work with UploadWizard
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