Sanderson, Texas
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Sanderson, Texas is a small unincorporated community and county seat of Terrell County in West Texas, known as a remote desert town along major highways and railroad lines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sanderson, Texas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11744644 — 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: Sanderson, Texas Context triple: [U.S. Route 285, terminusSouth, Sanderson, Texas]
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A.
Sanger, Texas
Sanger, Texas is a small city in Denton County known for its rural character and proximity to outdoor recreation at Ray Roberts Lake.
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B.
Big Sandy, Texas
Big Sandy, Texas is a small rural town in East Texas known for its close-knit community and location within Upshur County.
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C.
Sinton, Texas
Sinton, Texas is a small city in San Patricio County that serves as part of the Coastal Bend region near the Texas Gulf Coast.
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D.
Tolar, Texas
Tolar, Texas is a small rural city in Hood County known for its tight-knit community and location within the Granbury–Hood County area of North Central Texas.
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E.
Kennard, Texas
Kennard, Texas is a small rural town in East Texas known for its proximity to the Davy Crockett National Forest and its tight-knit community.
- 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: Sanderson, Texas Target entity description: Sanderson, Texas is a small unincorporated community and county seat of Terrell County in West Texas, known as a remote desert town along major highways and railroad lines.
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A.
Sanger, Texas
Sanger, Texas is a small city in Denton County known for its rural character and proximity to outdoor recreation at Ray Roberts Lake.
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B.
Big Sandy, Texas
Big Sandy, Texas is a small rural town in East Texas known for its close-knit community and location within Upshur County.
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C.
Sinton, Texas
Sinton, Texas is a small city in San Patricio County that serves as part of the Coastal Bend region near the Texas Gulf Coast.
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D.
Tolar, Texas
Tolar, Texas is a small rural city in Hood County known for its tight-knit community and location within the Granbury–Hood County area of North Central Texas.
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E.
Kennard, Texas
Kennard, Texas is a small rural town in East Texas known for its proximity to the Davy Crockett National Forest and its tight-knit community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
ⓘ
county seat ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ |
| airportCode | K08 ⓘ |
| areaCode | 432 ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Terrell County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
about 120 miles west of Del Rio, Texas
ⓘ
about 200 miles southeast of El Paso, Texas ⓘ about 85 miles east of Marathon, Texas ⓘ |
| elevation |
~2,700 feet
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~823 meters ⓘ |
| FIPScode | 48-64588 ⓘ |
| formerlyServedBy | Southern Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 1346542 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Terrell County government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature | arid mesas and canyons ⓘ |
| hasHighSchool | Sanderson High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSchoolDistrict | Terrell County Independent School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporationStatus | unincorporated ⓘ |
| isCountySeatOf | Terrell County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hunting
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ranching ⓘ remote desert setting ⓘ |
| KöppenClimateClassification | BSk ⓘ |
| latitude | approximately 30.142° N ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Trans-Pecos region of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
U.S. Route 285
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 90 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Sanderson Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longitude | approximately 102.394° W ⓘ |
| majorEvent | 1965 Sanderson flood ⓘ |
| majorEventDate | June 1965 ⓘ |
| majorEventEffect | severe flash flooding and damage ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sanderson Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | ~837 (2020 census) ⓘ |
| regionType | Chihuahuan Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | commercial center for Terrell County ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Sanderson Airport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
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surface form:
Central Daylight Time
|
| ZIPCode | 79848 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sanderson, Texas Description of subject: Sanderson, Texas is a small unincorporated community and county seat of Terrell County in West Texas, known as a remote desert town along major highways and railroad lines.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.