Castleton, Virginia
E704267
Castleton, Virginia is a small rural community in Rappahannock County known for its scenic Blue Ridge Mountain setting and association with conductor Lorin Maazel’s Castleton Festival.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Castleton, Virginia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8003581 — 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: Castleton, Virginia Context triple: [Lorin Maazel, placeOfDeath, Castleton, Virginia]
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Castleton
Castleton is a picturesque village in England’s Peak District, known for its surrounding hills, show caves, and historic Peveril Castle.
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B.
Castleton
Castleton is a suburban district and former industrial village within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England.
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C.
Castleton
Castleton is a small village in North Yorkshire, England, situated within the scenic North York Moors National Park.
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D.
St. George, West Virginia
St. George, West Virginia is a small unincorporated community in Tucker County that historically served as the county seat and lies along the Cheat River in the Appalachian region.
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E.
Bon Air, Virginia
Bon Air, Virginia is a suburban community near Richmond known for its historic Victorian-era resort origins and residential character within Chesterfield County.
- 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: Castleton, Virginia Target entity description: Castleton, Virginia is a small rural community in Rappahannock County known for its scenic Blue Ridge Mountain setting and association with conductor Lorin Maazel’s Castleton Festival.
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A.
Castleton
Castleton is a picturesque village in England’s Peak District, known for its surrounding hills, show caves, and historic Peveril Castle.
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B.
Castleton
Castleton is a suburban district and former industrial village within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England.
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C.
Castleton
Castleton is a small village in North Yorkshire, England, situated within the scenic North York Moors National Park.
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D.
St. George, West Virginia
St. George, West Virginia is a small unincorporated community in Tucker County that historically served as the county seat and lies along the Cheat River in the Appalachian region.
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E.
Bon Air, Virginia
Bon Air, Virginia is a suburban community near Richmond known for its historic Victorian-era resort origins and residential character within Chesterfield County.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
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conductor ⓘ county ⓘ historic district ⓘ music festival ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ |
| areaCode | 540 ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Castleton, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countySeatOfCounty | Rappahannock County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Lorin Maazel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 1492710 ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalActivity |
classical music performances
ⓘ
opera performances ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation | Lorin Maazel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Castleton Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSite | Castleton Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutdoorRecreation |
cycling
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equestrian activities ⓘ hiking ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
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tourism ⓘ |
| hasScenicFeature |
mountain views
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rolling hills ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | rural community ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Castleton Festival
NERFINISHED
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proximity to Shenandoah National Park ⓘ scenic rural landscape ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Castleton, Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Rappahannock County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Blue Ridge Mountains
NERFINISHED
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Piedmont region of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Sperryville, Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Washington, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Castleton, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Rappahannock County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 22716 ⓘ |
| 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: Castleton, Virginia Description of subject: Castleton, Virginia is a small rural community in Rappahannock County known for its scenic Blue Ridge Mountain setting and association with conductor Lorin Maazel’s Castleton Festival.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.