Chamberlain, Maine
E375485
Chamberlain, Maine is a fictional small coastal town in Stephen King's works, notably serving as the primary setting of his novel "Carrie."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chamberlain, Maine canonical | 7 |
| Chamberlain, Maine (fictional town) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1047974 — 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: Chamberlain, Maine Context triple: [Carrie, setInPlace, Chamberlain, Maine]
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A.
Blaine, Maine
Blaine, Maine is a small rural town located in northeastern Maine near the Canadian border, within Aroostook County’s agricultural region.
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B.
Lovell, Maine
Lovell, Maine is a small rural town in Oxford County known for its scenic lakes and mountains in western Maine.
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C.
Chapman, Maine
Chapman, Maine is a small rural town located in northern Maine within Aroostook County.
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D.
Howland, Maine
Howland, Maine is a small rural town in Penobscot County known for its location along the Penobscot and Piscataquis Rivers and its outdoor recreation opportunities.
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E.
Rumford, Maine
Rumford, Maine is a small mill town in western Maine known for its paper industry heritage and proximity to outdoor recreation in the surrounding mountains and rivers.
- 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: Chamberlain, Maine Target entity description: Chamberlain, Maine is a fictional small coastal town in Stephen King's works, notably serving as the primary setting of his novel "Carrie."
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A.
Blaine, Maine
Blaine, Maine is a small rural town located in northeastern Maine near the Canadian border, within Aroostook County’s agricultural region.
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B.
Lovell, Maine
Lovell, Maine is a small rural town in Oxford County known for its scenic lakes and mountains in western Maine.
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C.
Chapman, Maine
Chapman, Maine is a small rural town located in northern Maine within Aroostook County.
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D.
Howland, Maine
Howland, Maine is a small rural town in Penobscot County known for its location along the Penobscot and Piscataquis Rivers and its outdoor recreation opportunities.
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E.
Rumford, Maine
Rumford, Maine is a small mill town in western Maine known for its paper industry heritage and proximity to outdoor recreation in the surrounding mountains and rivers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location in literature
ⓘ
fictional town ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Carrie
ⓘ
Carrie (1974 novel) ⓘ
linked to:
Carrie
|
| associatedWithAuthor | Stephen King ⓘ |
| category |
Fictional populated places in Maine
ⓘ
Stephen King locations ⓘ |
| coastalStatus | coastal community ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Stephen King universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Stephen King multiverse
|
| firstAppearanceYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| genreContext | horror fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationContext | appears in film adaptations of Carrie ⓘ |
| hasThemeAssociation |
bullying
ⓘ
religious fanaticism ⓘ supernatural events ⓘ teenage alienation ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | real small towns in Maine (unspecified) ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maine
ⓘ
New England ⓘ |
| mediumOfAppearance | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | site of climactic prom disaster in Carrie ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
coastal town
ⓘ
high school as central location ⓘ small town setting ⓘ |
| populationStatus | small town ⓘ |
| settingOf | Carrie ⓘ |
| usedAs | primary setting in Carrie ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chamberlain, Maine Description of subject: Chamberlain, Maine is a fictional small coastal town in Stephen King's works, notably serving as the primary setting of his novel "Carrie."
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Chamberlain, Maine