Woodville, Mississippi, United States
E502265
Woodville, Mississippi, United States is a small historic town in southwestern Mississippi known as the birthplace of influential jazz saxophonist Lester Young.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Woodville, Mississippi, United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5192974 — 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: Woodville, Mississippi, United States Context triple: [Lester Young, placeOfBirth, Woodville, Mississippi, United States]
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A.
Woodville, Alabama
Woodville, Alabama is a small rural town in Jackson County best known as the gateway community to Cathedral Caverns State Park in northeastern Alabama.
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B.
Greenwood, Mississippi, United States
Greenwood, Mississippi, United States, is a small city in the Mississippi Delta region known historically as a center of cotton production and for its significant role in the American civil rights movement.
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C.
Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States
Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States is a historic Delta city renowned as a cradle of the blues and a significant site in African American cultural and musical history.
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D.
Waveland, Mississippi
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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E.
Flowood, Mississippi
Flowood, Mississippi is a suburban city in the Jackson metropolitan area known for its retail centers, medical facilities, and proximity to the Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport.
- 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: Woodville, Mississippi, United States Target entity description: Woodville, Mississippi, United States is a small historic town in southwestern Mississippi known as the birthplace of influential jazz saxophonist Lester Young.
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A.
Woodville, Alabama
Woodville, Alabama is a small rural town in Jackson County best known as the gateway community to Cathedral Caverns State Park in northeastern Alabama.
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B.
Greenwood, Mississippi, United States
Greenwood, Mississippi, United States, is a small city in the Mississippi Delta region known historically as a center of cotton production and for its significant role in the American civil rights movement.
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C.
Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States
Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States is a historic Delta city renowned as a cradle of the blues and a significant site in African American cultural and musical history.
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D.
Waveland, Mississippi
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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E.
Flowood, Mississippi
Flowood, Mississippi is a suburban city in the Jackson metropolitan area known for its retail centers, medical facilities, and proximity to the Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| areaCode |
601
ⓘ
769 ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf | Lester Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countrySubdivision | State of Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| county | Wilkinson County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyHistoricallyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
timber ⓘ |
| elevationInFeet | 449 ⓘ |
| elevationInMeters | 137 ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 28-82200 ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 0679210 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricArchitectureStyle |
Federal
ⓘ
Greek Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ Victorian ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | Woodville Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerson |
George H. Ethridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Winthrop NERFINISHED ⓘ Jefferson Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ John A. Quitman NERFINISHED ⓘ Lester Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ Percy Quin NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ William Grant Still NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicDistrictListedOn | National Register of Historic Places NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporatedAsTown | early 19th century ⓘ |
| isCountySeatOf | Wilkinson County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
antebellum homes
ⓘ
being birthplace of jazz saxophonist Lester Young ⓘ historic buildings ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southern United States
ⓘ
Southwestern Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Louisiana state line ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wood family (local landowners) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyMajorCity |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Natchez, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observesDaylightSavingTime | true ⓘ |
| populationCensus2010 | 1123 ⓘ |
| populationEstimate2020 | approximately 1000 ⓘ |
| postalCode | 39669 ⓘ |
| region | Mississippi River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Mississippi ⓘ |
| timeZone | CST ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | CDT ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Woodville, Mississippi, United States Description of subject: Woodville, Mississippi, United States is a small historic town in southwestern Mississippi known as the birthplace of influential jazz saxophonist Lester Young.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.