Meaford, Ontario
E893085
Meaford, Ontario is a small town on the southern shore of Georgian Bay in Grey County, known for its scenic waterfront, outdoor recreation, and agricultural heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meaford | 3 |
| Meaford, Ontario canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10665002 — 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: Meaford, Ontario Context triple: [Georgian Trail, passesThrough, Meaford, Ontario]
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A.
Norval, Ontario
Norval, Ontario is a small historic village in Halton Hills known for its scenic setting along the Credit River and its association with artist Lucy Maud Montgomery.
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B.
Ohsweken, Ontario
Ohsweken, Ontario is the principal village and administrative center of the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve in southern Ontario, Canada.
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C.
Penetanguishene, Ontario
Penetanguishene, Ontario is a small historic town on the southern tip of Georgian Bay known for its waterfront, naval and military heritage, and bilingual (English/French) community.
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D.
Beardmore, Ontario
Beardmore, Ontario is a small rural community in northern Ontario, Canada, known as a gateway to outdoor recreation areas near Lake Nipigon.
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E.
Killarney, Ontario
Killarney, Ontario is a small lakeside community on the north shore of Georgian Bay known as a gateway to the scenic wilderness of Killarney Provincial Park.
- 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: Meaford, Ontario Target entity description: Meaford, Ontario is a small town on the southern shore of Georgian Bay in Grey County, known for its scenic waterfront, outdoor recreation, and agricultural heritage.
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A.
Norval, Ontario
Norval, Ontario is a small historic village in Halton Hills known for its scenic setting along the Credit River and its association with artist Lucy Maud Montgomery.
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B.
Ohsweken, Ontario
Ohsweken, Ontario is the principal village and administrative center of the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve in southern Ontario, Canada.
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C.
Penetanguishene, Ontario
Penetanguishene, Ontario is a small historic town on the southern tip of Georgian Bay known for its waterfront, naval and military heritage, and bilingual (English/French) community.
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D.
Beardmore, Ontario
Beardmore, Ontario is a small rural community in northern Ontario, Canada, known as a gateway to outdoor recreation areas near Lake Nipigon.
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E.
Killarney, Ontario
Killarney, Ontario is a small lakeside community on the north shore of Georgian Bay known as a gateway to the scenic wilderness of Killarney Provincial Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Georgian Bay ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| county | Grey County ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
service sector ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Municipality of Meaford council
ⓘ
linked to:
Municipality of Meaford
|
| hasClimate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
harbour
ⓘ
rural farmland ⓘ trails ⓘ waterfront parks ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
farming
ⓘ
fruit growing ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
agricultural
ⓘ
commercial ⓘ residential ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature | Niagara Escarpment ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
cycling
ⓘ
hiking trails ⓘ snow sports ⓘ water sports ⓘ |
| hasWaterBody | Bighead River ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agricultural heritage
ⓘ
apple orchards ⓘ boating ⓘ camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ scenic waterfront ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Lakes region
ⓘ
Southwestern Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedNortheastOf |
Owen Sound, Ontario
ⓘ
linked to:
Owen Sound
|
| locatedNorthwestOf | Collingwood, Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southern shore of Georgian Bay ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canada
ⓘ
Grey County ⓘ Province of Ontario ⓘ
linked to:
Ontario
|
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| region | Grey County, Ontario ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionType |
outdoor activities
ⓘ
rural landscape ⓘ waterfront ⓘ |
| transportation | Highway 26 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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: Meaford, Ontario Description of subject: Meaford, Ontario is a small town on the southern shore of Georgian Bay in Grey County, known for its scenic waterfront, outdoor recreation, and agricultural heritage.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Meaford, Ontario
linked to: Meaford, Ontario
linked to: Meaford, Ontario