Yorktown, Virginia (unincorporated town)
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Yorktown, Virginia is a historic unincorporated community best known as the site of the decisive 1781 Revolutionary War siege that effectively ended major combat in the American Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
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| Yorktown, Virginia (unincorporated town) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19185342 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yorktown, Virginia (unincorporated town) Context triple: [City of Williamsburg, Virginia, hasNeighboringCity, Yorktown, Virginia (unincorporated town)]
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Town of Yorktown
The Town of Yorktown is a suburban municipality in northern Westchester County, New York, known for its residential communities, parks, and reservoirs within the New York City watershed.
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Emory, Virginia
Emory, Virginia is a small unincorporated community in Washington County best known as the home of Emory & Henry College, one of the oldest colleges in the United States South.
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Pearisburg, Virginia
Pearisburg, Virginia is a small town in southwestern Virginia that serves as the administrative and commercial hub of Giles County near the Appalachian Mountains.
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Drummondtown, Virginia
Drummondtown, Virginia is a historic Eastern Shore community in Accomack County, known as the birthplace of 19th-century Virginia governor and Confederate general Henry A. Wise and later renamed Accomac.
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Burke, Virginia
Burke, Virginia is a suburban community in Fairfax County near Washington, D.C., known for its residential neighborhoods, parks, and commuter access.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yorktown, Virginia (unincorporated town) Target entity description: Yorktown, Virginia is a historic unincorporated community best known as the site of the decisive 1781 Revolutionary War siege that effectively ended major combat in the American Revolution.
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A.
Town of Yorktown
The Town of Yorktown is a suburban municipality in northern Westchester County, New York, known for its residential communities, parks, and reservoirs within the New York City watershed.
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B.
Emory, Virginia
Emory, Virginia is a small unincorporated community in Washington County best known as the home of Emory & Henry College, one of the oldest colleges in the United States South.
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C.
Pearisburg, Virginia
Pearisburg, Virginia is a small town in southwestern Virginia that serves as the administrative and commercial hub of Giles County near the Appalachian Mountains.
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Drummondtown, Virginia
Drummondtown, Virginia is a historic Eastern Shore community in Accomack County, known as the birthplace of 19th-century Virginia governor and Confederate general Henry A. Wise and later renamed Accomac.
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E.
Burke, Virginia
Burke, Virginia is a suburban community in Fairfax County near Washington, D.C., known for its residential neighborhoods, parks, and commuter access.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
City of Williamsburg, Virginia (depending on redistricting)