hillfolk
Rural upland residents
Hillfolk are people who live in hilly or mountainous rural areas, especially in Appalachia or the Ozarks.
The term carries connotations of isolation, self-sufficiency, and traditional ways of life: The hillfolk kept to themselves and distrusted outsiders.
It can be neutral or mildly pejorative depending on context, sometimes implying backwardness or clannishness.
Related group sharing ancestry
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
- familyRelated people together
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
ancestry · kinship · kindred · patriarch · matriarch · elders · descendants · forebears
Cultivating land for food
- herdingManaging animal groups
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- huntingPursuing wild game
- trappingCatching with concealed devices
moonshining · distilling · woodcraft · subsistence · livestock · grazing · cultivation · harvest
Small rural community
- hamletTiny rural settlement
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- hollowEmpty within
holler · cabin · dwelling · compound · enclave · ridge · valley · cove
Exclusionary toward outsiders
- insularNarrow in outlook
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- independentFree from external control
- proudSatisfied by accomplishment
feuding · hospitality · suspicious · outsiders · flatlanders · isolation · autonomy · hardscrabble
Narrative verse set to music
- legendsTraditional stories or icons
- superstitionsUnfounded beliefs about luck
- folktalesTraditional oral narratives
- remediesTreatments that restore health
herbalism · omens · storytelling · fiddle · dulcimer · spirituals · hoedown · sayings
clan
Related group sharing ancestry
bloodline · ancestry · kinship · kindred · patriarch · matriarch · elders · descendants · forebears · relatives
farming
Cultivating land for food
trapping · moonshining · distilling · woodcraft · subsistence · livestock · grazing · cultivation · harvest · barter
village
Small rural community
- hamletTiny rural settlement
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
hollow · holler · cabin · dwelling · compound · enclave · ridge · valley · cove · mountainside
clannish
Exclusionary toward outsiders
- insularNarrow in outlook
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- independentFree from external control
proud · feuding · hospitality · suspicious · outsiders · flatlanders · isolation · autonomy · hardscrabble · resilient
ballads
Narrative verse set to music
- legendsTraditional stories or icons
- superstitionsUnfounded beliefs about luck
- folktalesTraditional oral narratives
remedies · herbalism · omens · storytelling · fiddle · dulcimer · spirituals · hoedown · sayings · proverbs
hillfolklowlanders
Plain and valley inhabitants
flatlanders · plainsmen · seafolk · river people · islanders
hillfolkurbanites
Metropolitan area residents
city dwellers · townspeople · metropolitans · town dwellers · suburbanites
hill, folk, folks, hillside, hilltop, hillock, highlander, folkish