Despard, West Virginia
E481709
Despard, West Virginia is a small unincorporated community located in Harrison County in north-central West Virginia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Despard, West Virginia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4937990 — 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: Despard, West Virginia Context triple: [Harrison County, West Virginia, contains, Despard, West Virginia]
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A.
Sylvester, West Virginia
Sylvester, West Virginia is a small town located in the coal-mining region of southern West Virginia.
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B.
Durbin, West Virginia
Durbin, West Virginia is a small town in Pocahontas County known for its scenic Appalachian setting and historic railroad attractions.
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C.
Ballard, West Virginia
Ballard, West Virginia is a small unincorporated rural community located in Monroe County in the southeastern part of the state.
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D.
Kimball, West Virginia
Kimball, West Virginia, is a small town in the southern coalfields of the state known for its historic African American World War I memorial and its roots in the coal mining industry.
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E.
Talcott, West Virginia
Talcott, West Virginia is a small unincorporated community in Summers County best known for its association with the John Henry folk legend and its historic railroad tunnels.
- 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: Despard, West Virginia Target entity description: Despard, West Virginia is a small unincorporated community located in Harrison County in north-central West Virginia.
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A.
Sylvester, West Virginia
Sylvester, West Virginia is a small town located in the coal-mining region of southern West Virginia.
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B.
Durbin, West Virginia
Durbin, West Virginia is a small town in Pocahontas County known for its scenic Appalachian setting and historic railroad attractions.
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C.
Ballard, West Virginia
Ballard, West Virginia is a small unincorporated rural community located in Monroe County in the southeastern part of the state.
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D.
Kimball, West Virginia
Kimball, West Virginia, is a small town in the southern coalfields of the state known for its historic African American World War I memorial and its roots in the coal mining industry.
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E.
Talcott, West Virginia
Talcott, West Virginia is a small unincorporated community in Summers County best known for its association with the John Henry folk legend and its historic railroad tunnels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | unincorporated community ⓘ |
| areaCode |
304
ⓘ
681 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countrySubdivision |
State of West Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
West Virginia
|
| county | Harrison County ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureClass | populated place ⓘ |
| hasFeatureCode | unincorporated populated place ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | unincorporated (no municipal government) ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | unincorporated community ⓘ |
| isIncorporated | no ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Harrison County, West Virginia
ⓘ
West Virginia ⓘ north-central West Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Appalachia ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Clarksburg micropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Clarksburg, West Virginia
|
| postalCodeType | ZIP code ⓘ |
| state | West Virginia ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Eastern Daylight Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Time Zone
|
| timeZoneStandard | Eastern Standard Time ⓘ |
| UTCOffsetDST | −4 ⓘ |
| UTCOffsetStandard | −5 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Despard, West Virginia Description of subject: Despard, West Virginia is a small unincorporated community located in Harrison County in north-central West Virginia.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.