Upton County, Texas
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Upton County, Texas is a sparsely populated county in West Texas known for its oil and gas production within the Permian Basin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Upton County, Texas canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2803527 — 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: Upton County, Texas Context triple: [Texas's 19th congressional district, contains, Upton County, Texas]
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A.
Upshur County, Texas
Upshur County, Texas is a rural county in northeastern Texas known for its pine forests, small-town communities, and inclusion in the Longview–Marshall metropolitan area.
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B.
Burnet County, Texas
Burnet County, Texas is a central Texas county on the edge of the Hill Country known for its lakes, outdoor recreation, and proximity to the Austin metropolitan area.
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C.
Newton County, Texas
Newton County, Texas is a rural county in eastern Texas known for its pine forests, proximity to the Louisiana border, and inclusion in the Deep East Texas region.
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D.
Hunt County, Texas
Hunt County, Texas is a largely rural county in northeastern Texas whose western portion is considered part of the greater Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area.
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E.
Erath County, Texas
Erath County, Texas is a rural county in north-central Texas known for its agricultural economy, small-town communities, and proximity to the Dallas–Fort Worth 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: Upton County, Texas Target entity description: Upton County, Texas is a sparsely populated county in West Texas known for its oil and gas production within the Permian Basin.
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A.
Upshur County, Texas
Upshur County, Texas is a rural county in northeastern Texas known for its pine forests, small-town communities, and inclusion in the Longview–Marshall metropolitan area.
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B.
Burnet County, Texas
Burnet County, Texas is a central Texas county on the edge of the Hill Country known for its lakes, outdoor recreation, and proximity to the Austin metropolitan area.
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C.
Newton County, Texas
Newton County, Texas is a rural county in eastern Texas known for its pine forests, proximity to the Louisiana border, and inclusion in the Deep East Texas region.
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D.
Hunt County, Texas
Hunt County, Texas is a largely rural county in northeastern Texas whose western portion is considered part of the greater Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area.
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E.
Erath County, Texas
Erath County, Texas is a rural county in north-central Texas known for its agricultural economy, small-town communities, and proximity to the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
county
ⓘ
county in Texas ⓘ |
| areaLand | approximately 1,241 square miles ⓘ |
| areaTotal | approximately 1,242 square miles ⓘ |
| areaWater | approximately 1 square mile ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Crane County, Texas
ⓘ
Crockett County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ector County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Midland County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Pecos County ⓘ
surface form:
Pecos County, Texas
Reagan County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| congressionalDistrict | Texas's 23rd congressional district ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countySeat | Rankin, Texas ⓘ |
| createdFrom | Tom Green County, Texas ⓘ |
| economy | energy sector ⓘ |
| established | 1910 ⓘ |
| fipsCode | 48-461 ⓘ |
| gnisID | 01384010 ⓘ |
| hasCity |
McCamey, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rankin, Texas ⓘ |
| hasTown | Midkiff, Texas ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United States Census Bureau defined Midland–Odessa combined statistical area ⓘ |
| knownFor |
natural gas production
ⓘ
oil production ⓘ |
| largestCity | McCamey, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Permian Basin
ⓘ
Texas ⓘ West Texas ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
John C. Upton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William F. Upton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Permian Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Permian Basin oil field
|
| population | approximately 3,300 (2020 census) ⓘ |
| primaryIndustry | oil and gas extraction ⓘ |
| region |
Trans-Pecos region
ⓘ
surface form:
Trans-Pecos region of Texas
|
| road |
Texas State Highway 329
ⓘ
Texas State Highway 349 ⓘ U.S. Route 67 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| schoolDistrict |
McCamey Independent School District
ⓘ
Rankin Independent School District ⓘ |
| seat | Rankin, Texas ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Daylight Time
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Upton County, Texas Description of subject: Upton County, Texas is a sparsely populated county in West Texas known for its oil and gas production within the Permian Basin.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.