Ogallala, Nebraska
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Ogallala, Nebraska is a small city in western Nebraska historically known as a frontier cattle town and now recognized as the namesake of the vast Ogallala Aquifer.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ogallala | 1 |
| Ogallala, Nebraska canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2201282 — 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: Ogallala, Nebraska Context triple: [Ogallala Aquifer, namedAfter, Ogallala, Nebraska]
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A.
Valley, Nebraska
Valley, Nebraska is a small city in eastern Nebraska known for its suburban-rural character and proximity to the Omaha metropolitan area.
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B.
Winter Quarters, Nebraska
Winter Quarters, Nebraska was a major 1846–1848 Latter-day Saint encampment and staging area on the Missouri River that served as a key launching point for Mormon migration to the West.
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C.
Red Cloud, Nebraska
Red Cloud, Nebraska is a small town best known as the childhood home of author Willa Cather and the setting for many of her classic novels.
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D.
North Platte, Nebraska
North Platte, Nebraska is a small city in western Nebraska known as a major rail transportation center and home to one of the world’s largest railroad classification yards.
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E.
La Vista, Nebraska
La Vista, Nebraska is a suburban city in Sarpy County that forms part of the greater Omaha metropolitan area.
- 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: Ogallala, Nebraska Target entity description: Ogallala, Nebraska is a small city in western Nebraska historically known as a frontier cattle town and now recognized as the namesake of the vast Ogallala Aquifer.
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A.
Valley, Nebraska
Valley, Nebraska is a small city in eastern Nebraska known for its suburban-rural character and proximity to the Omaha metropolitan area.
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B.
Winter Quarters, Nebraska
Winter Quarters, Nebraska was a major 1846–1848 Latter-day Saint encampment and staging area on the Missouri River that served as a key launching point for Mormon migration to the West.
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C.
Red Cloud, Nebraska
Red Cloud, Nebraska is a small town best known as the childhood home of author Willa Cather and the setting for many of her classic novels.
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D.
North Platte, Nebraska
North Platte, Nebraska is a small city in western Nebraska known as a major rail transportation center and home to one of the world’s largest railroad classification yards.
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E.
La Vista, Nebraska
La Vista, Nebraska is a suburban city in Sarpy County that forms part of the greater Omaha metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
county seat ⓘ |
| areaCode | 308 ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Keith County, Nebraska ⓘ |
| demographicCharacteristic | small population city ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Platte River
ⓘ
surface form:
Platte River basin
|
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
retail trade ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 3,200 feet ⓘ |
| foundingEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Front Street and Cowboy Museum
ⓘ
Petrified Wood Gallery ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
historic downtown district
ⓘ
proximity to irrigation-based agriculture ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
cowboy era terminus for cattle drives
ⓘ
frontier cattle town ⓘ |
| isCountySeatOf | Keith County, Nebraska ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Old West cattle town history
ⓘ
proximity to Ogallala Aquifer ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | western Nebraska ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lake McConaughy
ⓘ
North Platte River ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Interstate 80
ⓘ
U.S. Route 26 ⓘ U.S. Route 30 ⓘ |
| namedFor |
Ogallala Aquifer
ⓘ
Oglala Lakota ⓘ
surface form:
Oglala Lakota people
|
| nearbyRecreation |
boating on Lake McConaughy
ⓘ
camping at Lake McConaughy ⓘ fishing on Lake McConaughy ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Plains ⓘ |
| postalCode | 69153 ⓘ |
| railroadHistory | served by Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| region |
Great Plains
ⓘ
surface form:
High Plains
|
| regionalFunction | service center for surrounding rural area ⓘ |
| roleInCattleTrade | shipping point for Texas cattle drives ⓘ |
| state | Nebraska ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Daylight Time
|
| transportation |
freight rail service
ⓘ
interstate highway access ⓘ |
| waterSource | groundwater from Ogallala Aquifer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ogallala, Nebraska Description of subject: Ogallala, Nebraska is a small city in western Nebraska historically known as a frontier cattle town and now recognized as the namesake of the vast Ogallala Aquifer.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ogallala