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ID: 4011497
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/4011497

 

Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Northern United States (general region)  Northern United States (general region)

Note: Although the term is not often seen in modern usage, when used it typically refers to states north of the Mason-Dixon Line and the Ohio River, which separated the opposing forces in the Civil War. It generally does not include states west of the Missouri River, although it may include the top tier of states in the west, namely North Dakota, Montana, and Washington.

Names:
Northern United States (preferred,C,V)
United States, Northern (C,V,English,U,N)
Northern States (C,V)
Etats-Unis du Nord (C,O,French,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of North and Central America (continent)  ....  North and Central America (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of United States (nation)  ........  United States (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Northern United States (general region)  ............  Northern United States (general region) (P)

Place Types:
general region (preferred, C)

Sources and Contributors:
Etats-Unis du Nord..........  [BHA]
...................................  BHA, Authority file (1973-)
Northern States..........  [VP]
.............................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988)
Northern United States..........  [VP Preferred]
.........................................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
United States, Northern..........  [BHA]
.........................................  BHA, Authority file (1973-)
Subject: .....  [BHA]
..................  BHA, Authority file (1973-)
..................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-2014)
..........  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988)

 

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