Upcountry

Near-synonym: inland

an upcountry residence

The fourth company involved in the purchase, the Upper Mississippi Company (formed by Thomas Scott after he had withdrawn the bid of the Virginia Yazoo Company), apparently restricted its largess to a few upcountry Georgians.

Near-synonyms: backcountry, hinterland

To further this end, the speculators also distributed subshares to other prominent Georgians, particularly those whose actions might carry weight in the upcountry.

Near-synonyms: high country, highlands, upland; plateau, tableland, mesa

Within the focus on the colonial South, there are works that detail regional differences in social organization between the backcountry (frontier), upcountry (Appalachia, Piedmont), and lowcountry (plantation).

Near-synonym: inland

They went upcountry to visit their extended family.

According to Dr Christy in 1931, the authorities in Monrovia had deliberately banned all freelance travel upcountry by outsiders […]