Amherst, New Hampshire
E185988
Amherst, New Hampshire is a historic small town in southern New Hampshire known for its classic New England village green, preserved colonial architecture, and residential character.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amherst, New Hampshire canonical | 8 |
| Amherst | 1 |
| Amherst, New Hampshire, United States | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T677266 — 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: Amherst, New Hampshire Context triple: [Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, containsSettlement, Amherst, New Hampshire]
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A.
Farmington, New Hampshire
Farmington, New Hampshire is a small town in Strafford County known historically for its shoe manufacturing industry and rural New England character.
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B.
Auburn, New Hampshire
Auburn, New Hampshire is a small New England town known for its rural character, proximity to Manchester, and the presence of Lake Massabesic, a major regional water supply and recreation area.
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C.
Salem, New Hampshire
Salem, New Hampshire is a town in Rockingham County known as a commercial hub in southern New Hampshire near the Massachusetts border.
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D.
Hampstead, New Hampshire
Hampstead, New Hampshire is a small New England town in Rockingham County known for its historic character and numerous lakes and ponds.
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E.
Amherst, Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts is a New England college town best known as the home of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Amherst College.
- 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: Amherst, New Hampshire Target entity description: Amherst, New Hampshire is a historic small town in southern New Hampshire known for its classic New England village green, preserved colonial architecture, and residential character.
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A.
Farmington, New Hampshire
Farmington, New Hampshire is a small town in Strafford County known historically for its shoe manufacturing industry and rural New England character.
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B.
Auburn, New Hampshire
Auburn, New Hampshire is a small New England town known for its rural character, proximity to Manchester, and the presence of Lake Massabesic, a major regional water supply and recreation area.
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C.
Salem, New Hampshire
Salem, New Hampshire is a town in Rockingham County known as a commercial hub in southern New Hampshire near the Massachusetts border.
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D.
Hampstead, New Hampshire
Hampstead, New Hampshire is a small New England town in Rockingham County known for its historic character and numerous lakes and ponds.
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E.
Amherst, Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts is a New England college town best known as the home of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Amherst College.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countrySubdivision | New England ⓘ |
| county | Hillsborough County, New Hampshire ⓘ |
| governmentType | New England town government ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 603 ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Taunton Green
ⓘ
surface form:
New England village green
colonial-era buildings ⓘ historic town common ⓘ residential neighborhoods ⓘ |
| hasHistoricArchitectureStyle |
Colonial architecture
ⓘ
American Federal style ⓘ
surface form:
Federal architecture
Greek Revival architecture ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | Amherst Village Historic District ⓘ |
| hasHistoricRecognition | village center listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
primarily residential
ⓘ
some commercial development ⓘ |
| hasLocalGovernmentBody | Amherst Board of Selectmen ⓘ |
| hasNamedFor |
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
ⓘ
surface form:
Jeffery Amherst
|
| hasNotableArea |
Amherst Village Historic District
ⓘ
surface form:
Amherst Village
|
| hasPostalCode | 03031 ⓘ |
| hasSchoolDistrict |
Amherst School District
ⓘ
Souhegan Cooperative School District ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | town ⓘ |
| hasTransportationAccess |
proximity to New Hampshire Route 101
ⓘ
proximity to U.S. Route 3 ⓘ |
| hasVillageGreen | Amherst village green ⓘ |
| isHistoric | true ⓘ |
| isInLandlockedState | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
classic New England village green
ⓘ
historic character ⓘ preserved colonial architecture ⓘ residential character ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hillsborough County, New Hampshire ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bedford, New Hampshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manchester, New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Merrimack, New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Milford, New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Nashua, New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMetropolitanArea |
Greater Manchester, New Hampshire area
ⓘ
Nashua, New Hampshire ⓘ
surface form:
Nashua, New Hampshire region
|
| region | southern New Hampshire ⓘ |
| state | New Hampshire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Amherst, New Hampshire Description of subject: Amherst, New Hampshire is a historic small town in southern New Hampshire known for its classic New England village green, preserved colonial architecture, and residential character.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Amherst, New Hampshire, United States
subject surface form:
Bedford, New Hampshire
this entity surface form:
Amherst
subject surface form:
Milford, New Hampshire