Mathews County, Virginia
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Mathews County, Virginia is a small, coastal county on the Middle Peninsula of the Chesapeake Bay known for its maritime heritage, waterfront communities, and rural character.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mathews County, Virginia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4776934 — 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: Mathews County, Virginia Context triple: [Virginia's 1st congressional district, contains, Mathews County, Virginia]
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A.
Caroline County, Virginia
Caroline County, Virginia is a rural county in the Commonwealth of Virginia historically notable as the place where the interracial marriage at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia originated.
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B.
Madison County, Virginia
Madison County, Virginia is a rural county in the central part of the state, known for its scenic Blue Ridge Mountain landscapes, agriculture, and small-town communities.
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C.
Smyth County, Virginia
Smyth County, Virginia is a rural county in southwestern Virginia known for its Appalachian Mountain scenery, outdoor recreation, and small historic towns such as Marion.
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D.
Goochland County, Virginia
Goochland County, Virginia is a largely rural county in the Richmond metropolitan area known for its historic estates, agricultural landscape, and location along the James River in central Virginia.
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E.
Rappahannock County, Virginia
Rappahannock County, Virginia is a rural county in the northern part of the state known for its scenic Blue Ridge Mountain landscapes, small historic towns, and agricultural character.
- 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: Mathews County, Virginia Target entity description: Mathews County, Virginia is a small, coastal county on the Middle Peninsula of the Chesapeake Bay known for its maritime heritage, waterfront communities, and rural character.
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A.
Caroline County, Virginia
Caroline County, Virginia is a rural county in the Commonwealth of Virginia historically notable as the place where the interracial marriage at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia originated.
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B.
Madison County, Virginia
Madison County, Virginia is a rural county in the central part of the state, known for its scenic Blue Ridge Mountain landscapes, agriculture, and small-town communities.
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C.
Smyth County, Virginia
Smyth County, Virginia is a rural county in southwestern Virginia known for its Appalachian Mountain scenery, outdoor recreation, and small historic towns such as Marion.
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D.
Goochland County, Virginia
Goochland County, Virginia is a largely rural county in the Richmond metropolitan area known for its historic estates, agricultural landscape, and location along the James River in central Virginia.
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E.
Rappahannock County, Virginia
Rappahannock County, Virginia is a rural county in the northern part of the state known for its scenic Blue Ridge Mountain landscapes, small historic towns, and agricultural character.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | county of Virginia ⓘ |
| belongsTo | United States Census Bureau county divisions ⓘ |
| borderedByWaterBody |
East River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mobjack Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ North River NERFINISHED ⓘ Piankatank River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
maritime heritage
ⓘ
rural character ⓘ waterfront communities ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1791 ⓘ |
| economyIncludes |
fishing
ⓘ
recreation and boating ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 51XXX ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Gloucester County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | XXXXXXX ⓘ |
| governmentType | county government ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentCounty |
Gloucester County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middlesex County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 804 ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | Chesapeake Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountySeat | Mathews, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensive shoreline
ⓘ
low elevation coastal plain ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSite |
Mathews Courthouse Square Historic District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Point Comfort Light NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLargestCommunity | Mathews, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.mathewscountyva.gov/ ⓘ |
| hasZIPCode | 23109 ⓘ |
| isOneOf | smallest counties in Virginia by land area ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Middle Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | non-metropolitan rural area ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Tidewater Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Chesapeake Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thomas Mathews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularFor |
birdwatching
ⓘ
boating ⓘ fishing and crabbing ⓘ kayaking ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal county ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | county ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Eastern Time Zone
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surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mathews County, Virginia Description of subject: Mathews County, Virginia is a small, coastal county on the Middle Peninsula of the Chesapeake Bay known for its maritime heritage, waterfront communities, and rural character.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.