Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States
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Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States is a rural Mississippi River county best known as the birthplace of legendary blues musician Muddy Waters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5623017 — 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: Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States Context triple: [Muddy Waters, placeOfBirth, Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States]
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Kemper County, Mississippi, United States
Kemper County, Mississippi, United States, is a rural county in eastern Mississippi known as the birthplace of long-serving U.S. Senator John C. Stennis.
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B.
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States is a rural county in the Mississippi Delta historically known as the site of the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till, a pivotal event in the American civil rights movement.
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C.
Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States
Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States, is a rural county in central Mississippi known historically for its role in the Jim Crow South and as the birthplace of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer.
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D.
DeSoto County, Mississippi
DeSoto County, Mississippi is a rapidly growing suburban county in northwestern Mississippi that serves as a major part of the greater Memphis metropolitan area.
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E.
Yazoo County, Mississippi
Yazoo County, Mississippi is a largely rural county in central Mississippi known for its agricultural economy, historic ties to the Yazoo River, and its county seat, Yazoo City.
- 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: Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States Target entity description: Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States is a rural Mississippi River county best known as the birthplace of legendary blues musician Muddy Waters.
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A.
Kemper County, Mississippi, United States
Kemper County, Mississippi, United States, is a rural county in eastern Mississippi known as the birthplace of long-serving U.S. Senator John C. Stennis.
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B.
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States is a rural county in the Mississippi Delta historically known as the site of the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till, a pivotal event in the American civil rights movement.
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C.
Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States
Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States, is a rural county in central Mississippi known historically for its role in the Jim Crow South and as the birthplace of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer.
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D.
DeSoto County, Mississippi
DeSoto County, Mississippi is a rapidly growing suburban county in northwestern Mississippi that serves as a major part of the greater Memphis metropolitan area.
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E.
Yazoo County, Mississippi
Yazoo County, Mississippi is a largely rural county in central Mississippi known for its agricultural economy, historic ties to the Yazoo River, and its county seat, Yazoo City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial entity
ⓘ
county ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
East Carroll Parish, Louisiana
ⓘ
Madison Parish, Louisiana ⓘ Sharkey County, Mississippi ⓘ Warren County, Mississippi ⓘ Washington County, Mississippi ⓘ |
| civilWarHistory | site of Union and Confederate operations along the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| congressionalDistrict | Mississippi's 2nd congressional district ⓘ |
| contains |
Mississippi River levees
ⓘ
bottomland hardwood forests ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countySeat | Mayersville, Mississippi ⓘ |
| daylightSavingTimeZone |
Central Daylight Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Time Zone
|
| demographicCharacteristic | predominantly African American population ⓘ |
| economy | agriculture-based ⓘ |
| fipsCode | 28055 ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Warren County, Mississippi ⓘ |
| gnisID | 0663870 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Mississippi River floodplain
ⓘ
agricultural fields ⓘ bayous and oxbow lakes ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerson | Muddy Waters ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Grace, Mississippi
ⓘ
Mayersville, Mississippi ⓘ Onward, Mississippi ⓘ Valley Park, Mississippi ⓘ |
| historicalEconomy | cotton plantations ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Mississippi Delta plantation region
ⓘ
linked to:
North Mississippi Delta
|
| knownFor |
Mississippi River floodplain agriculture
ⓘ
birthplace of blues musician Muddy Waters ⓘ rural character ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mississippi
ⓘ
Mississippi Delta ⓘ
linked to:
North Mississippi Delta
|
| locatedOn | Mississippi River ⓘ |
| namedFor | Choctaw word "Issaquena" meaning "deer river" or "river of deer" ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States South
ⓘ
Western Mississippi ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | one of the least populous counties in the United States east of the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| populationRankInMississippi | least populous county in Mississippi ⓘ |
| primaryLandUse |
row-crop farming
ⓘ
timber production ⓘ |
| regionType | rural county ⓘ |
| state | Mississippi ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportation |
U.S. Route 61 passes nearby through the region
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linked to:
U.S. Route 61 near Sikeston, Missouri
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States Description of subject: Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States is a rural Mississippi River county best known as the birthplace of legendary blues musician Muddy Waters.
Referenced by (3)
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