Virden, Illinois
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Virden, Illinois is a small historic city in central Illinois known for its coal mining heritage and the 1898 Virden Mine Riot, a key event in U.S. labor history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Virden, Illinois canonical | 1 |
| Virden, Illinois, United States | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17849011 — 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: Virden, Illinois Context triple: [Macoupin County, Illinois, hasSettlement, Virden, Illinois]
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A.
Ivesdale, Illinois
Ivesdale, Illinois is a small rural village located in central Illinois within Champaign County.
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B.
Richfield, Illinois
Richfield, Illinois is a small rural village located in Adams County in western Illinois.
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C.
Somonauk, Illinois
Somonauk, Illinois is a small village in northern Illinois known for its rural character and location spanning LaSalle and DeKalb counties.
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D.
Valmeyer, Illinois
Valmeyer, Illinois is a small village in Monroe County best known for relocating to higher ground after the devastating Great Flood of 1993.
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E.
Wilbern, Illinois
Wilbern, Illinois is a small unincorporated rural community located in Woodford County in the central part of the state.
- 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: Virden, Illinois Target entity description: Virden, Illinois is a small historic city in central Illinois known for its coal mining heritage and the 1898 Virden Mine Riot, a key event in U.S. labor history.
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A.
Ivesdale, Illinois
Ivesdale, Illinois is a small rural village located in central Illinois within Champaign County.
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B.
Richfield, Illinois
Richfield, Illinois is a small rural village located in Adams County in western Illinois.
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C.
Somonauk, Illinois
Somonauk, Illinois is a small village in northern Illinois known for its rural character and location spanning LaSalle and DeKalb counties.
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D.
Valmeyer, Illinois
Valmeyer, Illinois is a small village in Monroe County best known for relocating to higher ground after the devastating Great Flood of 1993.
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E.
Wilbern, Illinois
Wilbern, Illinois is a small unincorporated rural community located in Woodford County in the central part of the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Virden, Illinois