We use the same terms in the Shenandoah Valley, which makes sense, since many of the original settlers to Texas were from Virginia, and might explain the term "

We use the same terms in the Shenandoah Valley, which makes sense, since many of the original settlers to Texas were from Virginia, and might explain the term "over" because many places you might go would be over the Blue Ridge Mountains. A related one I've noticed since moving to Seattle, is people using "back east" to describe the east coast. It's not just transplants from the east coast like myself that do it, people born and raised in Washington will say "back east" to describe the East Coast. An interesting remnant from our country being settled from east to west.