Jacob, Illinois
E1307006
UNEXPLORED
Jacob, Illinois is a small rural village located in Jackson County in the southern part of the state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jacob, Illinois canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18122204 — 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: Jacob, Illinois Context triple: [Jackson County, Illinois, containsVillage, Jacob, Illinois]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Jerome, Illinois
Jerome, Illinois is a small residential village located just southwest of Springfield in central Illinois.
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D.
Joy, Illinois
Joy, Illinois is a small rural village located in Mercer County in the western part of the state.
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E.
St. Joseph, Illinois
St. Joseph, Illinois is a small Midwestern village located in east-central Illinois, known for its close-knit community and proximity to the city of Champaign.
- 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: Jacob, Illinois Target entity description: Jacob, Illinois is a small rural village located in Jackson County in the southern part of the state.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Jerome, Illinois
Jerome, Illinois is a small residential village located just southwest of Springfield in central Illinois.
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D.
Joy, Illinois
Joy, Illinois is a small rural village located in Mercer County in the western part of the state.
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E.
St. Joseph, Illinois
St. Joseph, Illinois is a small Midwestern village located in east-central Illinois, known for its close-knit community and proximity to the city of Champaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Jackson County, Illinois, United States