Lima, West Virginia
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Lima, West Virginia is a small unincorporated community located in rural Wetzel County in the northern part of the state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lima, West Virginia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5804935 — 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: Lima, West Virginia Context triple: [Wetzel County, West Virginia, hasSettlement, Lima, West Virginia]
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A.
Salem, West Virginia
Salem, West Virginia, is a small city in north-central West Virginia known for its historic roots, rural Appalachian setting, and proximity to regional educational institutions.
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B.
Hinton, West Virginia
Hinton, West Virginia is a small historic city in Summers County known as a gateway to outdoor recreation in the New River Gorge region, including the nearby Bluestone National Scenic River.
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C.
Fairmont, West Virginia
Fairmont, West Virginia is a small city in north-central West Virginia known historically for coal mining and its location amid the Appalachian foothills.
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D.
Farmington, West Virginia
Farmington, West Virginia is a small town in Marion County known historically as a coal-mining community and the site of the 1968 Farmington Mine disaster.
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E.
Williamstown, West Virginia
Williamstown, West Virginia, is a small city in the Mid-Ohio Valley region known for its location along the Ohio River and proximity to Parkersburg.
- 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: Lima, West Virginia Target entity description: Lima, West Virginia is a small unincorporated community located in rural Wetzel County in the northern part of the state.
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A.
Salem, West Virginia
Salem, West Virginia, is a small city in north-central West Virginia known for its historic roots, rural Appalachian setting, and proximity to regional educational institutions.
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B.
Hinton, West Virginia
Hinton, West Virginia is a small historic city in Summers County known as a gateway to outdoor recreation in the New River Gorge region, including the nearby Bluestone National Scenic River.
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C.
Fairmont, West Virginia
Fairmont, West Virginia is a small city in north-central West Virginia known historically for coal mining and its location amid the Appalachian foothills.
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D.
Farmington, West Virginia
Farmington, West Virginia is a small town in Marion County known historically as a coal-mining community and the site of the 1968 Farmington Mine disaster.
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E.
Williamstown, West Virginia
Williamstown, West Virginia, is a small city in the Mid-Ohio Valley region known for its location along the Ohio River and proximity to Parkersburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | unincorporated community ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Wetzel County ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Wetzel County ⓘ |
| governingBody | Wetzel County authorities ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
rural community
ⓘ
small population ⓘ |
| hasLocalGovernmentType | county-level governance ⓘ |
| hasName |
Lima
ⓘ
Lima, West Virginia ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | unincorporated community ⓘ |
| isInCountrySubdivision |
U.S. state of West Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
West Virginia
|
| isInRegion |
Northern Panhandle region of West Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Panhandle of West Virginia
|
| locatedIn |
Appalachia
ⓘ
Northern West Virginia ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ Wetzel County, West Virginia ⓘ rural area ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| observesDaylightSavingTime | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Wetzel County, West Virginia ⓘ |
| postalCountry | USA ⓘ |
| state | West Virginia ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lima, West Virginia Description of subject: Lima, West Virginia is a small unincorporated community located in rural Wetzel County in the northern part of the state.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.