Cornish, Maine
E232112
Cornish, Maine is a small New England town known for its historic village center, antique shops, and scenic location in southwestern Maine.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cornish, Maine canonical | 11 |
| Cornish, Maine, United States | 1 |
| Cornish, Massachusetts Bay Colony | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2038559 — 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: Cornish, Maine Context triple: [York County, Maine, containsSettlement, Cornish, Maine]
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A.
Wales, Maine
Wales, Maine is a small rural town in Androscoggin County known for its quiet residential character and proximity to the Lewiston–Auburn area.
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B.
Rockland
Rockland is a small suburban town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, known for its residential character and proximity to Boston.
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C.
Cornwall, Vermont
Cornwall, Vermont is a small rural town in Addison County known for its scenic agricultural landscape and proximity to Middlebury in west-central Vermont.
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D.
Levant, Maine
Levant, Maine is a small rural town located in Penobscot County in central Maine, known for its agricultural character and close proximity to the city of Bangor.
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E.
Canaan, Maine
Canaan, Maine is a small rural town in Somerset County known for its agricultural character and location along major east–west routes in central Maine.
- 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: Cornish, Maine Target entity description: Cornish, Maine is a small New England town known for its historic village center, antique shops, and scenic location in southwestern Maine.
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A.
Wales, Maine
Wales, Maine is a small rural town in Androscoggin County known for its quiet residential character and proximity to the Lewiston–Auburn area.
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B.
Rockland
Rockland is a small suburban town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, known for its residential character and proximity to Boston.
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C.
Cornwall, Vermont
Cornwall, Vermont is a small rural town in Addison County known for its scenic agricultural landscape and proximity to Middlebury in west-central Vermont.
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D.
Levant, Maine
Levant, Maine is a small rural town located in Penobscot County in central Maine, known for its agricultural character and close proximity to the city of Bangor.
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E.
Canaan, Maine
Canaan, Maine is a small rural town in Somerset County known for its agricultural character and location along major east–west routes in central Maine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| areaCode | 207 ⓘ |
| borders |
Baldwin, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hiram, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Limerick, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Limington, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Parsonsfield, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateRegion | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | New England ⓘ |
| county | York County ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Saco River watershed
ⓘ
linked to:
Saco River
|
| economyActivity |
antiques trade
ⓘ
retail trade ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| governmentType | New England town government ⓘ |
| hasCulturalIdentity | New England village ⓘ |
| hasFeature | small-town New England character ⓘ |
| hasHistoricEconomy |
agriculture
ⓘ
lumber ⓘ small-scale manufacturing ⓘ |
| hasHistoricFeature | historic village center ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
rural
ⓘ
village center ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Saco River ⓘ |
| hasTransportationRoute |
Maine State Route 25
ⓘ
Maine State Route 5 ⓘ |
| hasVillageCenter | Cornish village historic district ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
York County communities
ⓘ
towns in Maine ⓘ |
| isTouristDestinationType |
antique shopping destination
ⓘ
scenic New England town ⓘ |
| knownFor |
antique shops
ⓘ
historic architecture ⓘ scenic location ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New England
ⓘ
United States Northeast region ⓘ York County, Maine ⓘ state of Maine ⓘ
linked to:
Maine
|
| locatedNear | New Hampshire border ⓘ |
| nearRiver | Saco River ⓘ |
| observesDaylightSavingTime | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Portland–South Portland–Biddeford metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Greater Portland, Maine
|
| postalCodePrefix | 040 ⓘ |
| region | southwestern Maine ⓘ |
| state | Maine ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cornish, Maine Description of subject: Cornish, Maine is a small New England town known for its historic village center, antique shops, and scenic location in southwestern Maine.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cornish, Maine
linked to: Cornish, Maine
subject linked to:
SR 117
subject linked to:
Cornish village historic district