Mississippi–Tennessee border
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The Mississippi–Tennessee border is the state line separating Mississippi and Tennessee in the southern United States, running largely along the 35th parallel north and portions of the Mississippi River.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mississippi–Tennessee border canonical | 1 |
| Tennessee–Mississippi border | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4656912 — 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: Mississippi–Tennessee border Context triple: [Pickwick Landing Dam, nearStateBorder, Mississippi–Tennessee border]
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A.
Alabama–Mississippi border
The Alabama–Mississippi border is the state line separating Alabama and Mississippi in the southeastern United States, running through rural areas, forests, and river crossings.
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B.
Tennessee–Kentucky border
The Tennessee–Kentucky border is the state line separating Tennessee and Kentucky in the United States, running east–west across the region and intersecting several rivers, highways, and rural communities.
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C.
Tennessee–Alabama border
The Tennessee–Alabama border is the state line separating Tennessee and Alabama in the southeastern United States, running through a mix of rural areas, small towns, and river crossings.
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D.
Tennessee state line
The Tennessee state line is the boundary separating the state of Tennessee from its neighboring states, marking the official transition between their jurisdictions.
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E.
Tennessee–Virginia state line
The Tennessee–Virginia state line is the boundary separating the U.S. states of Tennessee and Virginia, famously running through the twin cities of Bristol in both states.
- 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: Mississippi–Tennessee border Target entity description: The Mississippi–Tennessee border is the state line separating Mississippi and Tennessee in the southern United States, running largely along the 35th parallel north and portions of the Mississippi River.
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A.
Alabama–Mississippi border
The Alabama–Mississippi border is the state line separating Alabama and Mississippi in the southeastern United States, running through rural areas, forests, and river crossings.
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B.
Tennessee–Kentucky border
The Tennessee–Kentucky border is the state line separating Tennessee and Kentucky in the United States, running east–west across the region and intersecting several rivers, highways, and rural communities.
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C.
Tennessee–Alabama border
The Tennessee–Alabama border is the state line separating Tennessee and Alabama in the southeastern United States, running through a mix of rural areas, small towns, and river crossings.
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D.
Tennessee state line
The Tennessee state line is the boundary separating the state of Tennessee from its neighboring states, marking the official transition between their jurisdictions.
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E.
Tennessee–Virginia state line
The Tennessee–Virginia state line is the boundary separating the U.S. states of Tennessee and Virginia, famously running through the twin cities of Bristol in both states.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
internationally recognized internal boundary
ⓘ
state border ⓘ |
| adjacentToCounty |
Alcorn County, Mississippi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benton County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ DeSoto County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Fayette County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Hardeman County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Hardin County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Lauderdale County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshall County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ McNairy County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Perry County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Shelby County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Tate County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tippah County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tipton County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Tishomingo County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunica County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adjacentToMajorCity |
Memphis, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Olive Branch, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Southaven, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| definedBy | U.S. federal and state law ⓘ |
| followsParallel | 35th parallel north ⓘ |
| followsRiver | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsNorthernBorderOf | Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsSouthernBorderOf | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBorderDirection |
east–west
ⓘ
north–south ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateReference | 35 degrees north latitude ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalOrigin | early 19th-century U.S. state boundary surveys ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOnSide |
State of Mississippi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | intra-national boundary ⓘ |
| hasName |
Mississippi–Tennessee border
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippi–Tennessee state line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNaturalBoundarySection | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| partOf |
borders of Mississippi
ⓘ
borders of Tennessee ⓘ |
| separatesState |
Mississippi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
law enforcement jurisdiction delimitation
ⓘ
state jurisdiction delimitation ⓘ taxation jurisdiction delimitation ⓘ |
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: Mississippi–Tennessee border Description of subject: The Mississippi–Tennessee border is the state line separating Mississippi and Tennessee in the southern United States, running largely along the 35th parallel north and portions of the Mississippi River.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tennessee–Mississippi border