Beargrass, Virginia, United States
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Beargrass, Virginia, United States is a small, historically notable locality best known as the birthplace of Richard Mentor Johnson, the ninth vice president of the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beargrass, Virginia, United States canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2664995 — 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: Beargrass, Virginia, United States Context triple: [Richard Mentor Johnson, birthPlace, Beargrass, Virginia, United States]
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A.
The Plains, Virginia
The Plains, Virginia is a small rural town in Northern Virginia known for its historic charm, equestrian culture, and scenic Piedmont countryside.
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B.
Bethany, Virginia, United States
Bethany, Virginia (now in West Virginia), is a small historic town best known as the longtime home and burial place of religious reformer Alexander Campbell and the site of Bethany College.
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C.
Glen Forest, Virginia
Glen Forest, Virginia is a residential community in Fairfax County that forms part of the suburban area just outside Washington, D.C.
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D.
Bowling Green, Virginia
Bowling Green, Virginia is a small historic town in Caroline County known as one of the oldest towns in the state and for lending its name to Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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E.
Broadlands, Virginia
Broadlands, Virginia is a planned suburban community and census-designated place in Northern Virginia known for its residential neighborhoods, schools, and proximity to Washington, D.C.
- 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: Beargrass, Virginia, United States Target entity description: Beargrass, Virginia, United States is a small, historically notable locality best known as the birthplace of Richard Mentor Johnson, the ninth vice president of the United States.
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A.
The Plains, Virginia
The Plains, Virginia is a small rural town in Northern Virginia known for its historic charm, equestrian culture, and scenic Piedmont countryside.
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B.
Bethany, Virginia, United States
Bethany, Virginia (now in West Virginia), is a small historic town best known as the longtime home and burial place of religious reformer Alexander Campbell and the site of Bethany College.
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C.
Glen Forest, Virginia
Glen Forest, Virginia is a residential community in Fairfax County that forms part of the suburban area just outside Washington, D.C.
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D.
Bowling Green, Virginia
Bowling Green, Virginia is a small historic town in Caroline County known as one of the oldest towns in the state and for lending its name to Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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E.
Broadlands, Virginia
Broadlands, Virginia is a planned suburban community and census-designated place in Northern Virginia known for its residential neighborhoods, schools, and proximity to Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (12)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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locality ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Beargrass, Virginia, United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasHistoricalSignificance | birthplace of a U.S. vice president ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerson | Richard Mentor Johnson ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States South
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Virginia ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the birthplace of Richard Mentor Johnson ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| vicePresidentNumber | 9 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beargrass, Virginia, United States Description of subject: Beargrass, Virginia, United States is a small, historically notable locality best known as the birthplace of Richard Mentor Johnson, the ninth vice president of the United States.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Beargrass, Virginia, United States
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birthPlace
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Beargrass, Virginia, United States
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
Richard Mentor Johnson