Jerusalem's Lot, Maine
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Jerusalem's Lot, Maine is the fictional small New England town that serves as the primary setting of Stephen King's vampire novel "Salem's Lot."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jerusalem's Lot, Maine canonical | 3 |
| Jerusalem’s Lot, Maine | 2 |
| Salem's Lot (fictional town) | 1 |
| town of Jerusalem’s Lot | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1725260 — 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: Jerusalem's Lot, Maine Context triple: [Salem's Lot, setIn, Jerusalem's Lot, Maine]
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A.
Castle Rock
Castle Rock is a rapidly growing commuter town in central Colorado known for its distinctive castle-shaped butte and family-oriented suburban character between Denver and Colorado Springs.
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B.
Castle Rock
Castle Rock is a psychological horror television series inspired by the interconnected universe of Stephen King’s stories, released as an original program on Hulu.
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C.
Castle Rock
Castle Rock is the prominent volcanic crag in Edinburgh that forms the dramatic natural foundation of Edinburgh Castle.
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D.
Windham Falls
Windham Falls is a scenic natural waterfall and popular local getaway spot located near the town of Mirzapur.
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E.
Gilead, Maine
Gilead, Maine is a small rural town in western Maine near the New Hampshire border, known for its location along the Androscoggin River and its access to outdoor recreation in the White Mountains region.
- 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: Jerusalem's Lot, Maine Target entity description: Jerusalem's Lot, Maine is the fictional small New England town that serves as the primary setting of Stephen King's vampire novel "Salem's Lot."
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A.
Castle Rock
Castle Rock is a rapidly growing commuter town in central Colorado known for its distinctive castle-shaped butte and family-oriented suburban character between Denver and Colorado Springs.
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B.
Castle Rock
Castle Rock is a psychological horror television series inspired by the interconnected universe of Stephen King’s stories, released as an original program on Hulu.
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C.
Castle Rock
Castle Rock is the prominent volcanic crag in Edinburgh that forms the dramatic natural foundation of Edinburgh Castle.
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D.
Windham Falls
Windham Falls is a scenic natural waterfall and popular local getaway spot located near the town of Mirzapur.
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E.
Gilead, Maine
Gilead, Maine is a small rural town in western Maine near the New Hampshire border, known for its location along the Androscoggin River and its access to outdoor recreation in the White Mountains region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
fictional town ⓘ setting in literature ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
'Salem's Lot
ⓘ
linked to:
Salem's Lot
|
| adaptedIn |
'Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries)
ⓘ
linked to:
Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries)
'Salem's Lot (2004 miniseries) ⓘ
linked to:
Salem's Lot (2004 miniseries)
'Salem's Lot (2021–) adaptations and related media) ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
'Salem's Lot
ⓘ
linked to:
Salem's Lot
|
| appearsIn |
"Doctor Sleep" (mentioned)
ⓘ
linked to:
Doctor Sleep
"It" (mentioned) ⓘ
linked to:
It (novel)
"Jerusalem's Lot" ⓘ
linked to:
Jerusalem's Lot
"One for the Road" ⓘ
linked to:
One for the Road
"The Body" (mentioned) ⓘ
linked to:
The Body
"The Dark Tower" series (mentioned) ⓘ
linked to:
The Dark Tower series
"The Night Flyer" (mentioned) ⓘ 'Salem's Lot ⓘ
linked to:
Salem's Lot
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Stephen King ⓘ |
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
'Salem's Lot
ⓘ
linked to:
Salem's Lot
|
| genreContext | horror fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
New England atmosphere
ⓘ
isolated setting ⓘ rural community ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
elementary school
ⓘ
general store ⓘ local bar ⓘ town dump ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | subsequent fictional small towns in horror literature ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Marsten House
ⓘ
local cemetery ⓘ town common ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSite |
Catholic church
ⓘ
Methodist church ⓘ |
| hasThemeAssociation |
encroaching supernatural horror
ⓘ
small-town secrets ⓘ |
| hasType | small town ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | small towns in Maine ⓘ |
| inUniverseState | Maine ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maine
ⓘ
New England ⓘ |
| medium |
novels
ⓘ
short stories ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | typical small American town corrupted by supernatural evil ⓘ |
| notableFor | vampire infestation ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | Stephen King multiverse ⓘ |
| primarySettingOf |
'Salem's Lot
ⓘ
linked to:
Salem's Lot
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jerusalem's Lot, Maine Description of subject: Jerusalem's Lot, Maine is the fictional small New England town that serves as the primary setting of Stephen King's vampire novel "Salem's Lot."
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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