Jonesboro, Illinois
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Jonesboro, Illinois is a small city in southern Illinois historically notable as one of the seven sites of the 1858 Lincoln–Douglas debates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jonesboro, Illinois canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11714202 — 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: Jonesboro, Illinois Context triple: [Lincoln–Douglas debates, locationOfEvent, Jonesboro, Illinois]
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A.
Jacksonville, Illinois
Jacksonville, Illinois is a small central Illinois city known historically as an early center of education and abolitionist activity.
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B.
Johnsburg, Illinois
Johnsburg, Illinois is a small village in northeastern Illinois known as a residential community within the Chicago metropolitan area.
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C.
Nashville, Illinois
Nashville, Illinois is a small city in Washington County known as the birthplace of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun.
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D.
Hartford, Illinois
Hartford, Illinois is a small village in Madison County known historically for its proximity to the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers and its association with early American exploration and industry.
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E.
Newark, Illinois
Newark, Illinois is a small rural village in northern Illinois known for its agricultural surroundings and close-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: Jonesboro, Illinois Target entity description: Jonesboro, Illinois is a small city in southern Illinois historically notable as one of the seven sites of the 1858 Lincoln–Douglas debates.
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A.
Jacksonville, Illinois
Jacksonville, Illinois is a small central Illinois city known historically as an early center of education and abolitionist activity.
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B.
Johnsburg, Illinois
Johnsburg, Illinois is a small village in northeastern Illinois known as a residential community within the Chicago metropolitan area.
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C.
Nashville, Illinois
Nashville, Illinois is a small city in Washington County known as the birthplace of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun.
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D.
Hartford, Illinois
Hartford, Illinois is a small village in Madison County known historically for its proximity to the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers and its association with early American exploration and industry.
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E.
Newark, Illinois
Newark, Illinois is a small rural village in northern Illinois known for its agricultural surroundings and close-knit community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.