Gillespie, Illinois
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Gillespie, Illinois is a small city in central Illinois known historically for its coal mining roots and tight-knit community.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gillespie, Illinois canonical | 1 |
| Gillespie, Illinois, United States | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17849008 — 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: Gillespie, Illinois Context triple: [Macoupin County, Illinois, hasSettlement, Gillespie, Illinois]
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A.
Elwood, Illinois
Elwood, Illinois is a small village in northeastern Illinois known for its rural character and proximity to major transportation and logistics hubs.
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B.
Gilman, Illinois
Gilman, Illinois is a small city in Iroquois County known as a local transportation hub in central Illinois, intersected by major highways and rail lines.
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C.
Williamsfield, Illinois
Williamsfield, Illinois is a small rural village located in Knox County in the western part of the state.
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D.
Gladstone, Illinois
Gladstone, Illinois is a small village in western Illinois situated along the Mississippi River in Henderson County.
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E.
Sibley, Illinois
Sibley, Illinois is a small rural village located in Ford County in central Illinois, known for its agricultural surroundings and 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: Gillespie, Illinois Target entity description: Gillespie, Illinois is a small city in central Illinois known historically for its coal mining roots and tight-knit community.
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A.
Elwood, Illinois
Elwood, Illinois is a small village in northeastern Illinois known for its rural character and proximity to major transportation and logistics hubs.
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B.
Gilman, Illinois
Gilman, Illinois is a small city in Iroquois County known as a local transportation hub in central Illinois, intersected by major highways and rail lines.
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C.
Williamsfield, Illinois
Williamsfield, Illinois is a small rural village located in Knox County in the western part of the state.
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D.
Gladstone, Illinois
Gladstone, Illinois is a small village in western Illinois situated along the Mississippi River in Henderson County.
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E.
Sibley, Illinois
Sibley, Illinois is a small rural village located in Ford County in central Illinois, known for its agricultural surroundings and tight-knit community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gillespie, Illinois