Marseilles, Illinois
E444720
Marseilles, Illinois is a small city along the Illinois River in LaSalle County known for its historic canal-era roots and proximity to Starved Rock State Park.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marseilles, Illinois canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2144169 — 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: Marseilles, Illinois Context triple: [LaSalle County, Illinois, containsSettlement, Marseilles, Illinois]
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A.
Montgomery, Illinois
Montgomery, Illinois is a suburban village in the Chicago metropolitan area spanning Kane and Kendall counties along the Fox River.
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B.
Newark, Illinois
Newark, Illinois is a small rural village in northern Illinois known for its agricultural surroundings and close-knit community.
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C.
Morris, Illinois
Morris, Illinois is a small city in northeastern Illinois that serves as the administrative and commercial hub of Grundy County.
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D.
Bristol, Illinois
Bristol, Illinois is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place in northern Illinois, known for its rural character and proximity to the Fox River.
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E.
Lansing, Illinois
Lansing, Illinois is a suburban village in the south suburbs of Chicago known for its residential character and proximity to major transportation routes.
- 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: Marseilles, Illinois Target entity description: Marseilles, Illinois is a small city along the Illinois River in LaSalle County known for its historic canal-era roots and proximity to Starved Rock State Park.
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A.
Montgomery, Illinois
Montgomery, Illinois is a suburban village in the Chicago metropolitan area spanning Kane and Kendall counties along the Fox River.
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B.
Newark, Illinois
Newark, Illinois is a small rural village in northern Illinois known for its agricultural surroundings and close-knit community.
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C.
Morris, Illinois
Morris, Illinois is a small city in northeastern Illinois that serves as the administrative and commercial hub of Grundy County.
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D.
Bristol, Illinois
Bristol, Illinois is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place in northern Illinois, known for its rural character and proximity to the Fox River.
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E.
Lansing, Illinois
Lansing, Illinois is a suburban village in the south suburbs of Chicago known for its residential character and proximity to major transportation routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| areaCode |
779
ⓘ
815 ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | LaSalle County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 515 feet ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 17-47263 ⓘ |
| follows | City Code of Marseilles, Illinois ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 413253 ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council ⓘ |
| hasFeature | Illinois and Michigan Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHighSchoolDistrict | Ottawa Township High School District 140 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSignificance | canal-era transportation hub ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
logistics ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Illinois and Michigan Canal Lock 15
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marseilles Lock and Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East Conflicts Wall Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyProtectedArea |
Illini State Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Starved Rock State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
boating on the Illinois River
ⓘ
fishing on the Illinois River ⓘ hiking near Starved Rock State Park ⓘ |
| hasSchoolDistrict | Marseilles Elementary School District 150 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportation |
Illinois Route 71
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWaterway | Illinois and Michigan Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Illinois
ⓘ
LaSalle County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInRegion |
Illinois River Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
north-central Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Illinois River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Marseille
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marseille, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Starved Rock State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 61341 ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| 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: Marseilles, Illinois Description of subject: Marseilles, Illinois is a small city along the Illinois River in LaSalle County known for its historic canal-era roots and proximity to Starved Rock State Park.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.