Valier, Illinois
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Valier, Illinois is a small village in Franklin County in southern Illinois, known historically as a coal mining community.
All labels observed (1)
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| Valier, Illinois canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19286313 — 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: Valier, Illinois Context triple: [Franklin County, Illinois, containsSettlement, Valier, Illinois]
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A.
Virden, Illinois
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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B.
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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C.
Waverly, Illinois
Waverly, Illinois is a small rural city located in central Illinois within Morgan County.
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D.
Thayer, Illinois
Thayer, Illinois is a small village located in central Illinois within the Springfield metropolitan area.
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E.
Valley City, Illinois
Valley City, Illinois is a very small village in western Illinois known for its location along the Illinois River and its extremely low population.
- 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: Valier, Illinois Target entity description: Valier, Illinois is a small village in Franklin County in southern Illinois, known historically as a coal mining community.
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A.
Virden, Illinois
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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B.
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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C.
Waverly, Illinois
Waverly, Illinois is a small rural city located in central Illinois within Morgan County.
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D.
Thayer, Illinois
Thayer, Illinois is a small village located in central Illinois within the Springfield metropolitan area.
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E.
Valley City, Illinois
Valley City, Illinois is a very small village in western Illinois known for its location along the Illinois River and its extremely low population.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.