Augusta, West Virginia
E714839
Augusta, West Virginia is an unincorporated rural community in Hampshire County known for its scenic Appalachian setting and small-town character.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Augusta, West Virginia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7855803 — 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: Augusta, West Virginia Context triple: [Hampshire County, West Virginia, containsCommunity, Augusta, West Virginia]
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A.
Montgomery, West Virginia
Montgomery, West Virginia, is a small city along the Kanawha River in southern West Virginia historically known as a coal town and former home of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology.
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B.
Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston, West Virginia is the capital and largest city of the state of West Virginia, situated along the Kanawha River and serving as a regional center for government, commerce, and transportation.
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C.
Marlinton, West Virginia
Marlinton, West Virginia is a small town in Pocahontas County known as a gateway to the Monongahela National Forest and the outdoor recreation of the Allegheny Mountains.
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D.
Davis, West Virginia
Davis, West Virginia is a small mountain town in Tucker County known as a gateway to outdoor recreation in the Allegheny Mountains, including nearby state parks, forests, and ski areas.
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E.
Petersburg, West Virginia
Petersburg, West Virginia, is a small city in the Potomac Highlands region known as a local commercial hub and gateway to nearby outdoor recreation areas such as Dolly Sods and Seneca Rocks.
- 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: Augusta, West Virginia Target entity description: Augusta, West Virginia is an unincorporated rural community in Hampshire County known for its scenic Appalachian setting and small-town character.
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A.
Montgomery, West Virginia
Montgomery, West Virginia, is a small city along the Kanawha River in southern West Virginia historically known as a coal town and former home of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology.
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B.
Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston, West Virginia is the capital and largest city of the state of West Virginia, situated along the Kanawha River and serving as a regional center for government, commerce, and transportation.
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C.
Marlinton, West Virginia
Marlinton, West Virginia is a small town in Pocahontas County known as a gateway to the Monongahela National Forest and the outdoor recreation of the Allegheny Mountains.
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D.
Davis, West Virginia
Davis, West Virginia is a small mountain town in Tucker County known as a gateway to outdoor recreation in the Allegheny Mountains, including nearby state parks, forests, and ski areas.
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E.
Petersburg, West Virginia
Petersburg, West Virginia, is a small city in the Potomac Highlands region known as a local commercial hub and gateway to nearby outdoor recreation areas such as Dolly Sods and Seneca Rocks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| areaCode |
304
ⓘ
681 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Hampshire County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countySeatOfCounty | none ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
commuting to nearby towns for work ⓘ local services ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 1553750 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Hampshire County Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCemetery |
Augusta Cemetery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Zion Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
rural community
ⓘ
scenic Appalachian setting ⓘ small-town character ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | Augusta Elementary School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
farmland
ⓘ
forested land ⓘ residential properties ⓘ |
| hasLocalBusinessType |
auto repair shops
ⓘ
convenience stores ⓘ gas stations ⓘ small restaurants ⓘ |
| hasLocalEvent |
church socials
ⓘ
community yard sales ⓘ school events ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding |
Augusta United Methodist Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Zion United Methodist Church NERFINISHED ⓘ local Baptist churches ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Appalachian region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Romney, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Northwestern Turnpike
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 50 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyGeographicFeature |
Appalachian Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cacapon Mountain region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | South Branch Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic |
predominantly rural residents
ⓘ
sparsely populated ⓘ |
| postalCode | 26704 ⓘ |
| servedBySchoolDistrict | Hampshire County Schools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | West Virginia ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | UTC−04:00 ⓘ |
| timeZoneStandard | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| transportationAccess | served primarily by automobile ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Augusta, West Virginia Description of subject: Augusta, West Virginia is an unincorporated rural community in Hampshire County known for its scenic Appalachian setting and small-town character.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.