Alorton, Illinois
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Alorton, Illinois is a small village in St. Clair County near East St. Louis, known historically as a predominantly African American, economically challenged community within the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alorton, Illinois canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21164586 — 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: Alorton, Illinois Context triple: [Centreville, Illinois, adjacentTo, Alorton, Illinois]
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A.
Allerton, Illinois
Allerton, Illinois is a small village located in eastern Illinois, known for its rural character within Champaign County.
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B.
Altamont, Illinois
Altamont, Illinois is a small Midwestern city known for its rural community character and location in south-central Illinois.
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C.
Altona, Illinois
Altona, Illinois is a small village in Knox County known for its rural Midwestern character and agricultural surroundings.
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D.
Alma, Illinois
Alma, Illinois is a small village located in Marion County in the south-central region of the state.
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E.
Albion, Illinois
Albion, Illinois is a small city in southeastern Illinois that serves as the administrative and commercial center of Edwards County.
- 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: Alorton, Illinois Target entity description: Alorton, Illinois is a small village in St. Clair County near East St. Louis, known historically as a predominantly African American, economically challenged community within the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area.
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A.
Allerton, Illinois
Allerton, Illinois is a small village located in eastern Illinois, known for its rural character within Champaign County.
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B.
Altamont, Illinois
Altamont, Illinois is a small Midwestern city known for its rural community character and location in south-central Illinois.
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C.
Altona, Illinois
Altona, Illinois is a small village in Knox County known for its rural Midwestern character and agricultural surroundings.
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D.
Alma, Illinois
Alma, Illinois is a small village located in Marion County in the south-central region of the state.
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E.
Albion, Illinois
Albion, Illinois is a small city in southeastern Illinois that serves as the administrative and commercial center of Edwards County.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.