Palatka, Florida, United States

E138446

city county seat

Palatka is a small historic city in northeastern Florida known for its location along the St. Johns River and its role as a regional commercial and cultural center.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Palatka, Florida	34
Palatka, Florida, United States canonical	3
East Palatka, Florida	1
Palatka, Florida area	1
downtown Palatka	1
downtown Palatka, Florida	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1213690 — 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: Palatka, Florida, United States
Context triple: [Joseph W. Stilwell, placeOfBirth, Palatka, Florida, United States]

A. Paxton, Florida
Paxton, Florida is a small town in the Florida Panhandle near the Alabama border, known for its rural character and tight-knit community.
B. Gainesville, Florida, United States
Gainesville, Florida, United States is a mid-sized North Florida city best known as the home of the University of Florida and a hub for education, research, and healthcare.
C. Parker, Florida
Parker, Florida is a small coastal city in Bay County near Panama City, known for its residential communities and proximity to St. Andrew Bay.
D. Naples, Florida, United States
Naples, Florida, United States is a coastal city on the Gulf of Mexico known for its affluent communities, golf courses, and white-sand beaches.
E. DeFuniak Springs, Florida
DeFuniak Springs is a small historic city in Florida’s Panhandle known for its perfectly round spring-fed lake and well-preserved Victorian-era architecture.
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: Palatka, Florida, United States
Target entity description: Palatka is a small historic city in northeastern Florida known for its location along the St. Johns River and its role as a regional commercial and cultural center.

A. Paxton, Florida
Paxton, Florida is a small town in the Florida Panhandle near the Alabama border, known for its rural character and tight-knit community.
B. Gainesville, Florida, United States
Gainesville, Florida, United States is a mid-sized North Florida city best known as the home of the University of Florida and a hub for education, research, and healthcare.
C. Parker, Florida
Parker, Florida is a small coastal city in Bay County near Panama City, known for its residential communities and proximity to St. Andrew Bay.
D. Naples, Florida, United States
Naples, Florida, United States is a coastal city on the Gulf of Mexico known for its affluent communities, golf courses, and white-sand beaches.
E. DeFuniak Springs, Florida
DeFuniak Springs is a small historic city in Florida’s Panhandle known for its perfectly round spring-fed lake and well-preserved Victorian-era architecture.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ county seat ⓘ
areaCode	386 ⓘ
climate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
countySeatOf	Putnam County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ
elevation	approximately 16 feet ⓘ
GNISFeatureClass	populated place ⓘ
governmentType	city commission ⓘ
hasAnnualEvent	Florida Azalea Festival ⓘ
hasBridge	Memorial Bridge (Palatka, Florida) ⓘ
hasCollege	St. Johns River State College (Palatka campus) ⓘ
hasHistoricDistrict	Palatka North Historic District ⓘ Palatka South Historic District ⓘ
hasHistoricSite	Bronson-Mulholland House ⓘ Larimer Arts Center ⓘ
hasMuseum	Putnam County Historical Society Museum ⓘ
hasPark	Ravine Gardens State Park ⓘ
hasRailService	Amtrak station in Palatka ⓘ
hasRiverfrontPark	Riverfront Park ⓘ
hasSportsFacility	Francis Youth Sports Complex ⓘ
historicalRole	steamboat shipping center on the St. Johns River ⓘ
incorporatedAsCity	19th century ⓘ
knownFor	azalea festivals ⓘ historic downtown ⓘ riverfront location ⓘ
locatedIn	Putnam County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Northeast Florida ⓘ
locatedNear	Gainesville, Florida ⓘ linked to: Gainesville, Florida, United States Jacksonville, Florida ⓘ St. Augustine, Florida ⓘ
locatedOnRiver	St. Johns River ⓘ
majorHighway	State Road 19 ⓘ State Road 20 ⓘ U.S. Route 17 ⓘ
nearestLargeRiver	St. Johns River ⓘ
postalCodePrefix	32177 ⓘ
region	First Coast ⓘ linked to: Northeast Florida
role	regional commercial center ⓘ regional cultural center ⓘ
state	Florida ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
timeZoneDST	Eastern Daylight Time ⓘ linked to: Eastern Time Zone

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