De Soto, Illinois
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De Soto, Illinois is a small village in southern Illinois known for its rural community character and proximity to the city of Carbondale.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| De Soto, Illinois canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18122201 — 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: De Soto, Illinois Context triple: [Jackson County, Illinois, containsVillage, De Soto, Illinois]
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A.
El Paso, Illinois
El Paso, Illinois is a small Midwestern city in Woodford County known historically as a railroad town and part of the Peoria metropolitan area.
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B.
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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C.
LaPlace, Illinois
LaPlace, Illinois is a small rural village located in Piatt County in central Illinois.
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D.
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.
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E.
Woodson, Illinois
Woodson, Illinois is a small rural village located in Morgan 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: De Soto, Illinois Target entity description: De Soto, Illinois is a small village in southern Illinois known for its rural community character and proximity to the city of Carbondale.
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A.
El Paso, Illinois
El Paso, Illinois is a small Midwestern city in Woodford County known historically as a railroad town and part of the Peoria metropolitan area.
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B.
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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C.
LaPlace, Illinois
LaPlace, Illinois is a small rural village located in Piatt County in central Illinois.
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D.
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.
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E.
Woodson, Illinois
Woodson, Illinois is a small rural village located in Morgan 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.
subject linked to:
Jackson County, Illinois, United States