Burkittsville, Maryland
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Burkittsville, Maryland is a small historic town in Frederick County best known for its rural setting and its association with the film "The Blair Witch Project."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burkittsville, Maryland canonical | 7 |
| Burkittsville | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4237889 — 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: Burkittsville, Maryland Context triple: [Middletown Valley, containsSettlement, Burkittsville, Maryland]
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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.
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B.
Mitchellville, Maryland
Mitchellville, Maryland is a suburban, predominantly residential community in Prince George’s County known for its affluent, largely African American population and proximity to Washington, D.C.
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C.
Bowie, Maryland
Bowie, Maryland is a suburban city in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area known for its planned communities, parks, and family-oriented residential character.
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D.
Benedict, Maryland
Benedict, Maryland is a small unincorporated riverside community in southern Maryland known historically as a landing site during the War of 1812.
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E.
Huntingtown, Maryland
Huntingtown, Maryland is a small unincorporated community in Calvert County known for its suburban-rural character and proximity to the Chesapeake Bay.
- 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: Burkittsville, Maryland Target entity description: Burkittsville, Maryland is a small historic town in Frederick County best known for its rural setting and its association with the film "The Blair Witch Project."
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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.
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B.
Mitchellville, Maryland
Mitchellville, Maryland is a suburban, predominantly residential community in Prince George’s County known for its affluent, largely African American population and proximity to Washington, D.C.
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C.
Bowie, Maryland
Bowie, Maryland is a suburban city in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area known for its planned communities, parks, and family-oriented residential character.
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D.
Benedict, Maryland
Benedict, Maryland is a small unincorporated riverside community in southern Maryland known historically as a landing site during the War of 1812.
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E.
Huntingtown, Maryland
Huntingtown, Maryland is a small unincorporated community in Calvert County known for its suburban-rural character and proximity to the Chesapeake Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | Frederick County, Maryland ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 430 feet ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
film "The Blair Witch Project"
ⓘ
linked to:
The Blair Witch Project
popular culture related to Blair Witch legend ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 24-11525 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 588703 ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode |
240
ⓘ
301 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
surrounding farmland
ⓘ
views of South Mountain ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasHistoricArchitecture | 19th-century buildings ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | Burkittsville Historic District ⓘ |
| hasHistoricRole | site near Civil War Battle of Crampton’s Gap ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
agricultural surroundings
ⓘ
primarily residential ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 21718 ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding |
Lutheran church
ⓘ
Reformed church ⓘ |
| incorporatedAs | town ⓘ |
| inMetropolitanArea | Washington metropolitan area ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with the film "The Blair Witch Project"
ⓘ
historic character ⓘ rural setting ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Frederick County, Maryland
ⓘ
Middletown Valley ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Appalachian Trail
ⓘ
Crampton’s Gap ⓘ South Mountain ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henry Burkitt ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Frederick, Maryland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Frederick County, Maryland
ⓘ
State of Maryland ⓘ
linked to:
Maryland
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| population | fewer than 200 residents ⓘ |
| region |
Mid-Atlantic United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Mid-Atlantic states
|
| state | Maryland ⓘ |
| streetLayout | small grid centered on Main Street ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Eastern Daylight Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Time Zone
|
| zoning | primarily low-density ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Burkittsville, Maryland Description of subject: Burkittsville, Maryland is a small historic town in Frederick County best known for its rural setting and its association with the film "The Blair Witch Project."
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Burkittsville, Maryland