Mathias, West Virginia
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Mathias, West Virginia is a small unincorporated rural community located in the Appalachian region of eastern West Virginia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mathias, West Virginia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7450520 — 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: Mathias, West Virginia Context triple: [Hardy County, West Virginia, containsSettlement, Mathias, West Virginia]
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A.
Kimball, West Virginia
Kimball, West Virginia, is a small town in the southern coalfields of the state known for its historic African American World War I memorial and its roots in the coal mining industry.
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B.
Sylvester, West Virginia
Sylvester, West Virginia is a small town located in the coal-mining region of southern West Virginia.
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C.
Bayard, West Virginia
Bayard, West Virginia is a small town in Grant County known for its location near the headwaters of the Potomac River and the historic Fairfax Stone.
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D.
Matoaka, West Virginia
Matoaka, West Virginia, is a small incorporated town in southern West Virginia that developed as a coal-mining community in the Appalachian region.
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E.
Hinton, West Virginia
Hinton, West Virginia is a small historic city in Summers County known as a gateway to outdoor recreation in the New River Gorge region, including the nearby Bluestone National Scenic River.
- 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: Mathias, West Virginia Target entity description: Mathias, West Virginia is a small unincorporated rural community located in the Appalachian region of eastern West Virginia.
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A.
Kimball, West Virginia
Kimball, West Virginia, is a small town in the southern coalfields of the state known for its historic African American World War I memorial and its roots in the coal mining industry.
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B.
Sylvester, West Virginia
Sylvester, West Virginia is a small town located in the coal-mining region of southern West Virginia.
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C.
Bayard, West Virginia
Bayard, West Virginia is a small town in Grant County known for its location near the headwaters of the Potomac River and the historic Fairfax Stone.
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D.
Matoaka, West Virginia
Matoaka, West Virginia, is a small incorporated town in southern West Virginia that developed as a coal-mining community in the Appalachian region.
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E.
Hinton, West Virginia
Hinton, West Virginia is a small historic city in Summers County known as a gateway to outdoor recreation in the New River Gorge region, including the nearby Bluestone National Scenic River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| areaCode |
304
ⓘ
681 ⓘ |
| category |
Census-designated places in Hardy County, West Virginia
ⓘ
Census-designated places in West Virginia ⓘ Unincorporated communities in Hardy County, West Virginia ⓘ Unincorporated communities in West Virginia ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| closestMajorRiver | Lost River ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | Hardy County, West Virginia ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 1500 feet
ⓘ
about 457 meters ⓘ |
| featureType | populated place ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 1555070 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Hardy County Commission ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
local services
ⓘ
small-scale farming ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
agricultural
ⓘ
residential ⓘ |
| hasPostOffice | Mathias Post Office ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
camping (nearby state park)
ⓘ
hiking (nearby state park) ⓘ |
| hasReligiousInstitution |
Mathias Church of the Brethren
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Fields Church of the Brethren
Mathias Mennonite Church ⓘ |
| hasSchool | East Hardy Early Middle School (nearby) ⓘ |
| incorporated | false ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United States Census Bureau defined places in West Virginia ⓘ |
| isRural | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Appalachian region
ⓘ
linked to:
Appalachian region of the United States
Lost River Valley ⓘ eastern West Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | West Virginia Route 259 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Mathias ⓘ |
| near | Lost River State Park ⓘ |
| nearestTown |
Moorefield, West Virginia
ⓘ
Wardensville, West Virginia ⓘ |
| populationCensus2020 | unknown (CDP designated; small population) ⓘ |
| postalCode | 26812 ⓘ |
| region |
Appalachian Mountains
ⓘ
Potomac Highlands of West Virginia ⓘ |
| state | West Virginia ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Eastern Daylight Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Time Zone
|
| transportationAccess | served primarily by state highways ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mathias, West Virginia Description of subject: Mathias, West Virginia is a small unincorporated rural community located in the Appalachian region of eastern West Virginia.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.