Hereford, Maryland
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Hereford, Maryland is a small unincorporated community in northern Baltimore County known for its rural character, proximity to the Gunpowder Falls State Park, and location along the historic York Road corridor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hereford, Maryland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9447550 — 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: Hereford, Maryland Context triple: [Maryland Route 45, passesThrough, Hereford, Maryland]
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A.
Overlea, Maryland
Overlea, Maryland is a suburban community in Baltimore County that forms part of the greater Baltimore metropolitan area.
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B.
Thurmont, Maryland
Thurmont, Maryland is a small town in northern Frederick County known as a gateway to the Catoctin Mountains and nearby Catoctin Mountain Park and Cunningham Falls State Park.
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C.
Derwood, Maryland
Derwood, Maryland is an unincorporated suburban community in Montgomery County, located between Rockville and Gaithersburg in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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D.
Hughesville, Maryland
Hughesville, Maryland is an unincorporated community and rural crossroads village in Charles County that serves as a regional commercial and administrative center in Southern Maryland.
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E.
Goldsboro, Maryland
Goldsboro, Maryland is a small rural town located in Caroline County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
- 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: Hereford, Maryland Target entity description: Hereford, Maryland is a small unincorporated community in northern Baltimore County known for its rural character, proximity to the Gunpowder Falls State Park, and location along the historic York Road corridor.
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A.
Overlea, Maryland
Overlea, Maryland is a suburban community in Baltimore County that forms part of the greater Baltimore metropolitan area.
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B.
Thurmont, Maryland
Thurmont, Maryland is a small town in northern Frederick County known as a gateway to the Catoctin Mountains and nearby Catoctin Mountain Park and Cunningham Falls State Park.
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C.
Derwood, Maryland
Derwood, Maryland is an unincorporated suburban community in Montgomery County, located between Rockville and Gaithersburg in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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D.
Hughesville, Maryland
Hughesville, Maryland is an unincorporated community and rural crossroads village in Charles County that serves as a regional commercial and administrative center in Southern Maryland.
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E.
Goldsboro, Maryland
Goldsboro, Maryland is a small rural town located in Caroline County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Monkton, Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parkton, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Sparks, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaCode |
410
ⓘ
443 ⓘ 667 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy |
Interstate 83
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maryland Route 45 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Chesapeake Bay watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Baltimore County government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| hasEmergencyService | Hereford Volunteer Fire Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
forested stream valleys
ⓘ
rolling hills ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
farmland
ⓘ
low-density residential ⓘ woodland ⓘ |
| hasReligiousInstitution |
Hereford United Methodist Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSchool |
Hereford High School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hereford Middle School NERFINISHED ⓘ Seventh District Elementary School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hereford High School cross country course
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
agricultural landscape ⓘ horse farms ⓘ rural character ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baltimore County, Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Piedmont Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Baltimore County ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
York Road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic York Road corridor ⓘ |
| near |
Big Gunpowder Falls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gunpowder Falls State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Prettyboy Reservoir watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Baltimore County cross country championships at Hereford High School
ⓘ
Maryland state cross country championships at Hereford High School ⓘ |
| observes |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
Eastern Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Baltimore metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hereford Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 21111 ⓘ |
| servedBy | Baltimore County Public Schools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hereford, Maryland Description of subject: Hereford, Maryland is a small unincorporated community in northern Baltimore County known for its rural character, proximity to the Gunpowder Falls State Park, and location along the historic York Road corridor.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.