Putnam, New York
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Putnam, New York is a small rural town in northeastern Washington County known for its location between Lake George and the Vermont border.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Putnam, New York canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2665179 — 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: Putnam, New York Context triple: [Washington County, New York, contains, Putnam, New York]
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A.
Buchanan, New York
Buchanan, New York is a small village in northern Westchester County along the Hudson River, known for its residential character and proximity to major transportation routes.
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B.
Potsdam, New York
Potsdam, New York is a small town in St. Lawrence County known for hosting Clarkson University and SUNY Potsdam in the North Country region of the state.
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C.
Oneida, New York
Oneida, New York is a small city in Madison County known for its historical ties to the Oneida Community and its location between Syracuse and Utica in Central New York.
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D.
Canastota, New York
Canastota, New York is a small village in Madison County best known as the home of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
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E.
Hunter, New York
Hunter, New York is a small town in Greene County in the Catskill Mountains, known as a rural resort area and the site of the Hunter Mountain ski resort.
- 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: Putnam, New York Target entity description: Putnam, New York is a small rural town in northeastern Washington County known for its location between Lake George and the Vermont border.
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A.
Buchanan, New York
Buchanan, New York is a small village in northern Westchester County along the Hudson River, known for its residential character and proximity to major transportation routes.
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B.
Potsdam, New York
Potsdam, New York is a small town in St. Lawrence County known for hosting Clarkson University and SUNY Potsdam in the North Country region of the state.
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C.
Oneida, New York
Oneida, New York is a small city in Madison County known for its historical ties to the Oneida Community and its location between Syracuse and Utica in Central New York.
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D.
Canastota, New York
Canastota, New York is a small village in Madison County best known as the home of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
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E.
Hunter, New York
Hunter, New York is a small town in Greene County in the Catskill Mountains, known as a rural resort area and the site of the Hunter Mountain ski resort.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| border | Vermont ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Washington County, New York ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | Lake George ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
rural
ⓘ
small town ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | town government ⓘ |
| hasRuralCharacter | true ⓘ |
| isInRegion |
Lake George region
ⓘ
Northeastern United States ⓘ Upstate New York ⓘ
linked to:
Upstate New York (broad sense)
|
| isPopulatedPlace | true ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Lake George
ⓘ
linked to:
Lake George, New York
Vermont border ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
New York
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ Washington County, New York ⓘ |
| locatedInTheGeographicalRegion | northeastern Washington County ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lake George
ⓘ
linked to:
Lake George, New York
|
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| USStateSubdivision | New York ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Putnam, New York Description of subject: Putnam, New York is a small rural town in northeastern Washington County known for its location between Lake George and the Vermont border.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.