# What "region" is Tennessee a part of? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 23, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-region-is-tennessee-a-part-of/610397 "2012-01-23T14:39:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-region-is-tennessee-a-part-of/610397/41 "2012-01-24T08:02:44Z")
I chose Appalachia because I’m from East Tennessee but of course that doesn’t represent the rest of the state. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-region-is-tennessee-a-part-of/610397/42 "2012-01-24T08:50:09Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Are you talking about Nick Saban, by any chance? 😃 Roll Tide! ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-region-is-tennessee-a-part-of/610397/43 "2012-01-24T11:38:20Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > I can’t believe two people called it “Ohio Valley”! Geography fail. Okay…but, to be fair, over half the state is at least within the [Ohio River watershed](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.meted.ucar.edu/broadcastmet/watershed/media/graphics/unit_1/ohio_basin_labeled.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.meted.ucar.edu/broadcastmet/watershed/u1_assets.htm&h=400&w=400&sz=143&tbnid=_ggHLU7V7zFZwM:&tbnh=92&tbnw=92&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dohio%2Briver%2Bwatershed%2Bmap%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=ohio+river+watershed+map&docid=i2JPkU46-S1y5M&sa=X&ei=dJceT9-FHsiF2AXi6sSTDw&ved=0CD8Q9QEwBA), which the word “valley” sometimes implies for some people. I know it’s a stretch, but it’s not THAT bad. Remember that, for many reasons, Tennessee and Kentucky are often thought of as being in the same region – and that much of suburban Cincinnati is in Kentucky. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-region-is-tennessee-a-part-of/610397/44 "2012-01-24T12:43:59Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > IIRC my history, Arkansas had a very close vote on joining the Confederacy. We could have gone either way. Secession failed by one vote in the legislature. As I am fond of remarking, the 1st Arkansas Cavalry, USA, fought the 1st Arkansas Cavalry, CSA in Fayettevile AR in 1862 or 1863. Several Union regiments were raised in Northern Arkansas. The Smoky Mountains in TN are one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2012, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-region-is-tennessee-a-part-of/610397/45 "2012-01-28T04:11:11Z")
I voted before reading the OP, and thus only the final one of my five choices ( **Tennessee Valley** ) was recorded. Had I realized the nature of the poll, I’d have selected **South** , as I generally divide the country into East, South, Midwest, Southwest, and (Far) West. I also checked **Southeast** (since Vanderbilt and the University of Tennessee are in the Southeastern Conference), **Mid-South** (a term I first heard in connection with the [Mid-South Coliseum](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-South_Coliseum)), and **Ohio Valley** (since Austin Peay, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, and UT-Martin are members of the Ohio Valley Conference). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-region-is-tennessee-a-part-of/610397.md?page=2)