Pull all geographic values without valueURIs on the geographic element, or the parent subject element.

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distinct-values(
  //mods:mods/mods:subject[not(@valueURI)]/mods:geographic[not(@valueURI)]
)[contains(lower-case(.), 'tenn.') and not(contains(., '--'))]

(: this returns the following 290 values
Memphis (Tenn.)
Shelby County (Tenn.)
Gainesboro (Tenn.)
Jackson County (Tenn.)
Pulaski (Tenn.)
Giles County (Tenn.)
Sewanee (Tenn.)
South Holston Dam (Tenn.)
Bristol (Tenn.)
Knoxville (Tenn.)
Knox County (Tenn.)
Bolivar (Tenn.)
Hardeman County (Tenn.)
Dayton (Tenn.)
Nashville (Tenn.)
Davidson County (Tenn.)
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Hamilton County (Tenn.)
Johnson City (Tenn.)
Mountain Home (Tenn.)
Kingsport (Tenn.)
Sullivan County (Tenn.)
Erwin (Tenn.)
Clarksville (Tenn.)
Polk County (Tenn.)
Benton (Tenn.)
Gallatin (Tenn.)
Cookeville (Tenn.)
Putnam County (Tenn.)
Blount County (Tenn.)
Murfreesboro (Tenn.)
Lookout Mountain (Tenn.), Battle Of, 1863
Charleston (Tenn.)
Bradley County (Tenn.)
Monroe County (Tenn.)
BRISTOL (TENN.)
PARIS (TENN.)
CROSSVILLE (TENN.)
Cleveland (Tenn.)
Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)
Oakdale (Tenn.)
Savannah (Tenn.)
Rugby (Tenn.)
Sevierville (Tenn.)
Sunbright (Tenn.)
Scott County (Tenn.)
Wartburg (Tenn.)
Morgan County (Tenn.)
Dresden (Tenn.)
Campbell County (Tenn.)
Williamson County (Tenn.)
LEXINGTON (TENN.)
VONORE (TENN.)
TELLICO PLAINS (TENN.)
NASHVILLE (TENN.)
LEWISBURG (TENN.)
MARSHALL COUNTY (TENN.)
Ooltewah (Tenn.)
James County (Tenn.)
Missionary Ridge (Tenn. and Ga.), Battle of, 1863
Farmington, Tenn.
White County (Tenn.)
Maury County (Tenn.)
Montgomery County (Tenn.)
Hawkins County (Tenn.)
Tazewell (Tenn.)
Dover (Tenn.)
Rogersville (Tenn.)
Rutherford County (Tenn.)
Madison County (Tenn.)
Natchez Trace State Forest (Tenn.)
Chickasaw Bluffs (Tenn.)
Kingston (Tenn.)
Sumner County (Tenn.)
Mero District (Tenn.); Alexandria (VA)
Dickson County (Tenn.)
Ruskin, Tenn.
Jefferson County (Tenn.)
Ross` Landing (Tenn.)
Covington (Tenn.)
Tipton County (Tenn.)
Duck River (Tenn.)
Athens (Tenn.)
Jackson (Tenn.)
Rhea County (Tenn.)
Hardin County (Tenn.)
Grainger County (Tenn.)
Rutledge (Tenn.)
Winchester (Tenn.)
Morristown (Tenn.)
Mcminn County (Tenn.)
Blountville (Tenn.)
Roane County (Tenn.)
Lynchburg (Tenn.)
Moore County (Tenn.)
Merry Oaks (Tenn.); Hazlegreen (AL)
Lincoln County (Tenn.)
Sweetwater (Tenn.)
Sweetwater (Tenn.); Laurel Banks (Tenn.)
Laurel Banks (Tenn.)
Russellville (Tenn.)
Russellville (Tenn.); Vera Cruz (Mexico)
Henry County (Tenn.)
Humphreys County (Tenn.)
Russellville (Tenn.); Camargo (Mexico)
Carter County (Tenn.)
Elizabethton (Tenn.)
Russellville (Tenn.); Carmango (Mexico)
Columbia (Tenn.)
Paris (Tenn.)
Chickamauga (Tenn.)
Camp Isabella; Memphis (Tenn.)
Brownsville (Tenn.)
Fayette County (Tenn.)
Summerville (Tenn.); Salem (Miss.)
Loudon County (Tenn.)
Loudon (Tenn.)
Lookout Mountain (Tenn.)
La Grange (Tenn.)
Humboldt (Tenn.)
Camp Forrest (Tenn.)
Lenoir City (Tenn.)
Jonesborough (Tenn.)
Clinton (Tenn.)
Monteagle (Tenn.)
Lebanon (Tenn.)
Hermitage (Hermitage, Tenn.)
Benton County (Tenn.)
Hendersonville (Tenn.)
Cumberland River (Ky. And Tenn.)
Wilson County (Tenn.)
Elk River (Tenn. And Ala.)
Martin (Tenn.)
Shelbyville (Tenn.)
Bedford County (Tenn.)
WOPI (Radio station : Bristol, Tenn.)
Montvale (Tenn.)
Chilhowee (Tenn.)
Maryville (Tenn.)
KNOX COUNTY (TENN.)
Fentress County (Tenn.)
Greeneville (Tenn.)
Johnson County (Tenn.)
Oak Ridge (Tenn.)
Tullahoma (Tenn.)
Tims Ford Lake Region (Tenn.)
Tellico Dam (Tenn.)
RUGBY (TENN.)
MARTIN (TENN.)
SEVIERVILLE (TENN.)
KNOXVILLE (TENN.)
KINGSPORT (TENN.)
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS (N.C. AND TENN.)
SOMERVILLE (TENN.)
La Follette (Tenn.)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.c. And Tenn.)
Great Smoky Mountains (N.c. And Tenn.)
Gatlinburg (Tenn.)
MEMPHIS (TENN.)
Union City (Tenn.)
Sevier County (Tenn.)
Soddy-Daisy (Tenn.); Cincinnati (OH)
Soddy-Daisy (Tenn.)
Soddy-Daisy (Tenn.); Knoxville (Tenn.); Cincinatti (OH)
Sparta (Tenn.)
Overton County (Tenn.)
Greene County (Tenn.)
McMinnville (Tenn.)
Madisonville (Tenn.)
Bledsoe County (Tenn.)
McMinn County (Tenn.)
Marion County (Tenn.)
Coal Creek (Tenn.)
Jacksboro (Tenn.)
Hiwassee River Valley (Tenn.)
Beersheba Springs (Tenn.)
Edgefield (Tenn.)
Ashland City (Tenn.)
Trenton (Tenn.)
BROWNSVILLE (TENN.)
LA GRANGE (TENN.)
GIBSON COUNTY (TENN.)
BLEDSOE COUNTY (TENN.)
Gibson County (Tenn.)
Donelson (Tenn.)
Anderson County (Tenn.)
Hixson (Tenn.)
Houston County (Tenn.)
Mineral Park (Tenn.)
Unicoi County (Tenn.)
Lauderdale County (Tenn.)
Big Sandy (Tenn.)
Spencer (Tenn.)
Cumberland County (Tenn.)
Crossville (Tenn.)
Lawrence County (Tenn.)
Ducktown (Polk County, Tenn.)
Dandridge (Tenn.)
Coffee County (Tenn.)
Bemis (Tenn.)
Le Conte Lodge (Tenn.)
Gregory Bald (Tenn.)
Cades Cove Historic District (Cades Cove, Tenn.)
Louisville Historic District (Louisville, Tenn.)
Oak Park Historic District (Maryville, Tenn.)
Tellico Lake Region (Tenn.)
Chimney Tops (Tenn.)
Tremont (Tenn.)
Thunderhead Mountain (Tenn.)
Harrison, Mount (Tenn.)
Guyot, Mount (Tenn.)
Ramsey Cascades (Tenn.)
Walland (Tenn.)
Craggie Hope (Tenn.)
Little River Road (Tenn.)
Laurel Falls (Tenn.)
Deals Gap (Tenn.)
Parson Bald (Tenn.)
David Crockett State Park (Tenn.)
Rocky Spur (Tenn.)
Fighting Creek Gap (Tenn.)
Wear Cove (Tenn.)
Englewood (Tenn.)
College Hill Historic District (Maryville, Tenn.)
Nobusiness (Tenn.)
Peabody (Tenn.)
Bearden (Knoxville, Tenn.)
Cades Cove Picnic Area (Tenn.)
Anthony Creek (Tenn.)
Abrams Falls (Tenn.)
Bote Mountain Trail (Tenn.)
Headrick Chapel (Tenn.)
Laurel Lake (Tenn.)
Red Clay (Tenn.)
Nebo, Mount (Tenn.)
Newfound Gap (Tenn.)
Cades Cove Loop Road (Tenn.)
Ripley (Tenn.)
Loretto (Tenn.)
Hickory Creek (Tenn.)
Chimney Tops Foot Bridge (Tenn.)
Becky Cable House (Tenn.)
Porters Flat (Tenn.)
Kephart, Mount (N.C. and Tenn.)
Dry Valley (Tenn.)
Look Rock (Tenn.)
Mount Peabody (Tenn.)
West Prong of Little Pigeon River (Tenn.)
Gay Street (Knoxville, Tenn.)
White Bluff (Tenn.)
Thunderhead Prong (Tenn.)
Neubert Springs (Tenn.)
Spence Field (Tenn.)
Gray Station (Tenn.)
Little Pigeon River (Tenn.)
Roan Mountain (N.C. and Tenn.)
Laurel Creek (Tenn.)
Little River Gorge (Tenn.)
Sunshine (Tenn.)
Luke, Mount (Tenn.)
Alum Cave (Tenn.)
Alum Cave Bluff (Tenn.)
Alum Cave Trail (Tenn.)
Essary Springs (Tenn.)
Little Tennessee River (Ga.-Tenn.)
Calderwood Dam (Tenn.)
Ramsey Prong (Tenn.)
Yorkville (Tenn.)
Rich Mountain (Tenn.)
Davenport Gap (Tenn.)
Chimney Tops Campground (Tenn.)
Walker Camp Prong (Tenn.)
Cherokee Orchard (Tenn.)
Elk River (Tenn. and Ala.)
Reliance (Tenn.)
Elijah Oliver Place (Tenn.)
Fort Marr (Oldfort, Tenn.)
Sugarland Mountain (Tenn.)
Bearpen Hollow (Tenn.)
Rockwood (Tenn.)
Myrtle Point (Tenn.)
Huggins Hell (Tenn.)
Littlecrab (Tenn.)
Dry Sluice Gap (Tenn.)
Clark's Creek (Tenn.)
Antioch (Tenn.)
Henry Whitehead Place (Tenn.)
Mineral Gap (Tenn.)
Cades Cove Campground (Tenn.)
Greenbrier Pinnacle (Tenn.)

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