Waveland, Mississippi
E482383
Waveland, Mississippi is a small Gulf Coast city in Hancock County known for its beachfront location and severe impact from Hurricane Katrina.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Waveland, Mississippi canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4684509 — 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: Waveland, Mississippi Context triple: [Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, near, Waveland, Mississippi]
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A.
Beauvoir, Mississippi
Beauvoir, Mississippi is a historic Gulf Coast estate best known as the final home of Confederate president Jefferson Davis and now a museum and presidential library.
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B.
Benoit, Mississippi
Benoit, Mississippi is a small town in Bolivar County best known for its historic antebellum homes and as a filming location for classic Southern-set movies.
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C.
Raymond, Mississippi
Raymond, Mississippi is a small historic city that serves as the county seat of Hinds County and is known for its Civil War heritage and rural Southern character.
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D.
Puckett, Mississippi
Puckett, Mississippi is a small rural village located in Rankin County in the central part of the state.
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E.
Tupelo, Mississippi
Tupelo, Mississippi is a small city in northeastern Mississippi best known as the birthplace of Elvis Presley and for its role in Civil War and blues history.
- 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: Waveland, Mississippi Target entity description: Waveland, Mississippi is a small Gulf Coast city in Hancock County known for its beachfront location and severe impact from Hurricane Katrina.
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A.
Beauvoir, Mississippi
Beauvoir, Mississippi is a historic Gulf Coast estate best known as the final home of Confederate president Jefferson Davis and now a museum and presidential library.
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B.
Benoit, Mississippi
Benoit, Mississippi is a small town in Bolivar County best known for its historic antebellum homes and as a filming location for classic Southern-set movies.
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C.
Raymond, Mississippi
Raymond, Mississippi is a small historic city that serves as the county seat of Hinds County and is known for its Civil War heritage and rural Southern character.
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D.
Puckett, Mississippi
Puckett, Mississippi is a small rural village located in Rankin County in the central part of the state.
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E.
Tupelo, Mississippi
Tupelo, Mississippi is a small city in northeastern Mississippi best known as the birthplace of Elvis Presley and for its role in Civil War and blues history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Bay of St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaCode | 228 ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
unincorporated areas of Hancock County ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| coastalCity | true ⓘ |
| coastlineType | sandy beach ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countrySubdivision | U.S. state of Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| county | Hancock County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfMajorDestruction | August 29, 2005 ⓘ |
| experienced | storm surge from Hurricane Katrina ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–board of aldermen ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
service industry ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature | beachfront location ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Coleman Avenue commercial district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waveland beachfront NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 39576 ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
beachfront parks
ⓘ
fishing piers ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
storm surge flooding ⓘ |
| knownFor | severe impact from Hurricane Katrina ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Pearlington, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gulf Coast of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Mississippi ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Orleans metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Bay St. Louis, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| naturalDisaster | Hurricane Katrina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hancock County School District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hancock County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi Gulf Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebuildingEffort | post–Hurricane Katrina reconstruction ⓘ |
| region | Deep South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Mississippi ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
hurricanes
ⓘ
tropical storms ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Daylight Time
|
| transportation |
Mississippi Highway 603
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 90 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Waveland, Mississippi Description of subject: Waveland, Mississippi is a small Gulf Coast city in Hancock County known for its beachfront location and severe impact from Hurricane Katrina.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.