Bethel, New York
E391521
Bethel, New York is a rural town in the Catskills best known as the site of the 1969 Woodstock music festival.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bethel, New York canonical | 14 |
| Town of Bethel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3432162 — 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: Bethel, New York Context triple: [Sullivan County, contains, Bethel, New York]
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A.
Elizabethtown, New York
Elizabethtown, New York is a small town in the Adirondack region that serves as the administrative and governmental center of Essex County.
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B.
Buchanan, New York
Buchanan, New York is a small village in northern Westchester County along the Hudson River, known for its residential character and proximity to major transportation routes.
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C.
Watertown, New York
Watertown, New York is a small city in northern New York State that serves as the commercial and cultural hub of the surrounding rural region near the Canadian border.
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D.
Rome, New York
Rome, New York is a small city in central New York State known historically as a strategic transportation and military hub, including its role in the Erie Canal and Fort Stanwix.
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E.
Brunswick, New York
Brunswick, New York is a small town in eastern New York State known for its rural-residential character and proximity to the city of Troy.
- 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: Bethel, New York Target entity description: Bethel, New York is a rural town in the Catskills best known as the site of the 1969 Woodstock music festival.
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A.
Elizabethtown, New York
Elizabethtown, New York is a small town in the Adirondack region that serves as the administrative and governmental center of Essex County.
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B.
Buchanan, New York
Buchanan, New York is a small village in northern Westchester County along the Hudson River, known for its residential character and proximity to major transportation routes.
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C.
Watertown, New York
Watertown, New York is a small city in northern New York State that serves as the commercial and cultural hub of the surrounding rural region near the Canadian border.
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D.
Rome, New York
Rome, New York is a small city in central New York State known historically as a strategic transportation and military hub, including its role in the Erie Canal and Fort Stanwix.
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E.
Brunswick, New York
Brunswick, New York is a small town in eastern New York State known for its rural-residential character and proximity to the city of Troy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| areaCode | 845 ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| contains |
hamlet of Beechwoods, New York
ⓘ
hamlet of Bethel, New York (hamlet) ⓘ hamlet of Briscoe, New York ⓘ hamlet of Bushville, New York ⓘ hamlet of Hurd Settlement, New York ⓘ hamlet of Kauneonga Lake, New York ⓘ hamlet of Mongaup Valley, New York ⓘ hamlet of Mountaindale (historical), New York ⓘ hamlet of Smallwood, New York ⓘ hamlet of Swan Lake, New York ⓘ hamlet of White Lake, New York ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Sullivan County, New York ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureClass | civil ⓘ |
| governmentType | town government ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
ⓘ
Max Yasgur’s farm ⓘ Museum at Bethel Woods ⓘ
linked to:
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Woodstock festival site ⓘ
linked to:
Woodstock, New York
|
| hasLeaderTitle | Town Supervisor ⓘ |
| hasLocalGovernment | Bethel Town Board ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Town of Bethel ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
second homes and vacation properties ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| historicalEventLocation |
Woodstock Music & Art Fair 1969
ⓘ
linked to:
Woodstock 1969
|
| knownFor |
rural character
ⓘ
site of the 1969 Woodstock Festival ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Catskill Mountains
ⓘ
Upstate New York ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Liberty, New York
ⓘ
Monticello, New York ⓘ Route 17B (New York State Route 17B) ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Bethel (biblical town)
ⓘ
linked to:
Bethel
|
| partOf | Sullivan County, New York ⓘ |
| partOfRegion |
Catskills resort area
ⓘ
linked to:
Catskills region
|
| postalCode |
12720
ⓘ
12778 ⓘ 12786 ⓘ |
| regionType | rural town ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| transportation |
served by New York State Route 17B
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served by New York State Route 55 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bethel, New York Description of subject: Bethel, New York is a rural town in the Catskills best known as the site of the 1969 Woodstock music festival.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bethel, New York