Emmitsburg, Maryland

E564232

town

Emmitsburg, Maryland is a small historic town in northern Frederick County known for its religious institutions, including the nearby Mount St. Mary’s University and the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Emmitsburg, Maryland canonical	14
Emmitsburg	2
Emmitsburg, Maryland area	2
Emmitsburg, Maryland, United States	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4085422 — 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: Emmitsburg, Maryland
Context triple: [Mount St. Mary's University (near Emmitsburg), locatedNear, Emmitsburg, Maryland]

A. Boonsboro, Maryland
Boonsboro, Maryland is a small historic town in Washington County known for its proximity to Civil War sites and its location along the Appalachian Trail.
B. Cumberland, Maryland
Cumberland, Maryland is a historic city in western Maryland that grew as a key transportation and industrial hub in the Appalachian region.
C. Thurmont, Maryland
Thurmont, Maryland is a small town in northern Frederick County known as a gateway to the Catoctin Mountains and nearby Catoctin Mountain Park and Cunningham Falls State Park.
D. Williamsport, Maryland
Williamsport, Maryland is a small historic town along the Potomac River known for its role in the Civil War and its location on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
E. Edmonston, Maryland
Edmonston, Maryland is a small town in Prince George’s County known for its residential character and proximity to Washington, D.C.
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: Emmitsburg, Maryland
Target entity description: Emmitsburg, Maryland is a small historic town in northern Frederick County known for its religious institutions, including the nearby Mount St. Mary’s University and the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton.

A. Boonsboro, Maryland
Boonsboro, Maryland is a small historic town in Washington County known for its proximity to Civil War sites and its location along the Appalachian Trail.
B. Cumberland, Maryland
Cumberland, Maryland is a historic city in western Maryland that grew as a key transportation and industrial hub in the Appalachian region.
C. Thurmont, Maryland
Thurmont, Maryland is a small town in northern Frederick County known as a gateway to the Catoctin Mountains and nearby Catoctin Mountain Park and Cunningham Falls State Park.
D. Williamsport, Maryland
Williamsport, Maryland is a small historic town along the Potomac River known for its role in the Civil War and its location on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
E. Edmonston, Maryland
Edmonston, Maryland is a small town in Prince George’s County known for its residential character and proximity to Washington, D.C.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	town ⓘ
climate	humid subtropical to humid continental transition ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
county	Frederick County, Maryland ⓘ
distanceTo	approximately 10 miles south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ
economyIncludes	education sector ⓘ government training facilities ⓘ religious tourism ⓘ
foundedAs	Emmitsburg ⓘ linked to: Emmitsburg, Maryland
hasAreaCode	240 ⓘ 301 ⓘ
hasFeature	historic churches ⓘ proximity to Appalachian region ⓘ small-town downtown core ⓘ
hasGovernmentType	mayor–commissioner form ⓘ
hasHistoricDistrict	Emmitsburg Historic District ⓘ
hasNearbyShrine	National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes ⓘ
hasPostalCode	21727 ⓘ
hasReligiousSignificance	Catholic pilgrimage destination ⓘ site associated with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton ⓘ
isKnownFor	National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton ⓘ historic character ⓘ proximity to Mount St. Mary’s University ⓘ religious institutions ⓘ
isPartOf	Frederick County, Maryland ⓘ Mid-Atlantic region of the United States ⓘ linked to: Mid-Atlantic states
locatedIn	northern Frederick County, Maryland ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
locatedNear	Catoctin Mountain ⓘ Catoctin Mountain Park region ⓘ linked to: Catoctin Mountain Park Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ linked to: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States Mason–Dixon line ⓘ linked to: Mason–Dixon Line Pennsylvania border ⓘ
locatedOn	U.S. Route 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	William Emmit ⓘ
nearbyInstitution	Mount St. Mary’s Seminary ⓘ linked to: Mount St. Mary's Seminary Mount St. Mary’s University ⓘ linked to: Mount St. Mary’s College National Emergency Training Center ⓘ National Fallen Firefighters Memorial ⓘ National Fire Academy ⓘ National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton ⓘ United States Fire Administration ⓘ linked to: National Fire Prevention and Control Administration
observesDaylightSavingTime	yes ⓘ
primaryReligionInfluence	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
region	Piedmont region of Maryland ⓘ
state	Maryland ⓘ

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Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mount St. Mary's University (near Emmitsburg) → locatedNear → Emmitsburg, Maryland ⓘ

Emmitsburg Road → namedAfter → Emmitsburg, Maryland ⓘ

Emmitsburg Road → connects → Emmitsburg, Maryland ⓘ

Mount St. Mary’s College → locatedIn → Emmitsburg, Maryland ⓘ

Father John DuBois → workLocation → Emmitsburg, Maryland ⓘ

Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers → locatedIn → Emmitsburg, Maryland ⓘ

Mountaineers → locatedIn → Emmitsburg, Maryland ⓘ

Mount St. Mary's Seminary Chapel → locatedNear → Emmitsburg, Maryland ⓘ

Mount St. Mary's Seminary Chapel → locatedIn → Emmitsburg, Maryland area ⓘ