Taylor County, West Virginia
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Taylor County, West Virginia is a small, predominantly rural county in north-central West Virginia whose seat is the historic railroad town of Grafton.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taylor County, West Virginia canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4878765 — 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: Taylor County, West Virginia Context triple: [Preston County, West Virginia, borders, Taylor County, West Virginia]
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Wood County, West Virginia
Wood County, West Virginia is a county in the northwestern part of the state, known for its county seat and largest city, Parkersburg, and its location along the Ohio River.
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B.
Ritchie County, West Virginia
Ritchie County, West Virginia is a rural county in the northwestern part of the state known for its small communities, oil and gas history, and Appalachian landscape.
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C.
Tucker County, West Virginia
Tucker County, West Virginia is a mountainous, sparsely populated county in the Allegheny Highlands known for its rugged landscapes, outdoor recreation, and protected natural areas such as Blackwater Falls and Canaan Valley.
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D.
Wirt County, West Virginia
Wirt County, West Virginia, is a small, rural county in the northwestern part of the state known for its agricultural landscape and low population density.
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E.
Jackson County, West Virginia
Jackson County, West Virginia is a largely rural county in the western part of the state, known for its small communities, agricultural landscape, and location along the Ohio River.
- 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: Taylor County, West Virginia Target entity description: Taylor County, West Virginia is a small, predominantly rural county in north-central West Virginia whose seat is the historic railroad town of Grafton.
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A.
Wood County, West Virginia
Wood County, West Virginia is a county in the northwestern part of the state, known for its county seat and largest city, Parkersburg, and its location along the Ohio River.
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B.
Ritchie County, West Virginia
Ritchie County, West Virginia is a rural county in the northwestern part of the state known for its small communities, oil and gas history, and Appalachian landscape.
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C.
Tucker County, West Virginia
Tucker County, West Virginia is a mountainous, sparsely populated county in the Allegheny Highlands known for its rugged landscapes, outdoor recreation, and protected natural areas such as Blackwater Falls and Canaan Valley.
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D.
Wirt County, West Virginia
Wirt County, West Virginia, is a small, rural county in the northwestern part of the state known for its agricultural landscape and low population density.
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E.
Jackson County, West Virginia
Jackson County, West Virginia is a largely rural county in the western part of the state, known for its small communities, agricultural landscape, and location along the Ohio River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial entity
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county ⓘ |
| areaCode |
304
ⓘ
681 ⓘ |
| areaSquareMiles | approximately 176 ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Barbour County, West Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Harrison County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Marion County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Preston County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Grafton, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Flemington, West Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grafton National Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ Grafton, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tygart Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Tygart Lake State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia National Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countySeatIsHistoricRailroadTown | Grafton, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 54-091 ⓘ |
| GNISID | 1555840 ⓘ |
| governmentType | county commission ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSite |
B&O Railroad heritage sites
ⓘ
International Mother’s Day Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
agriculture
ⓘ
coal mining ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| hasTransportation |
U.S. Route 119
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 50 NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia Route 310 NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia Route 76 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1844 ⓘ |
| isPredominantly | rural ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Civil War history
ⓘ
railroad history ⓘ |
| largestCity | Grafton, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States Census Bureau South Atlantic Division
NERFINISHED
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United States Census Bureau South Region NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ north-central West Virginia ⓘ |
| majorRiver | Tygart Valley River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Zachary Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observesDaylightSavingTime | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Appalachia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCensus2020 | about 16,700 ⓘ |
| postalCodeRange | 263xx ⓘ |
| seat | Grafton, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | West Virginia ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Taylor County, West Virginia Description of subject: Taylor County, West Virginia is a small, predominantly rural county in north-central West Virginia whose seat is the historic railroad town of Grafton.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.