Amboy, California
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Amboy, California is a small, historic Route 66 ghost town in the Mojave Desert known for its iconic Roy's Motel and Café.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Amboy, California canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4853649 — 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: Amboy, California Context triple: [Essex, California, nearbyPlace, Amboy, California]
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A.
Wildomar, California
Wildomar, California is a small city in Riverside County’s Inland Empire region known for its suburban residential character and proximity to the I-15 corridor.
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B.
Dos Palos, California
Dos Palos, California is a small rural city in Merced County in California’s San Joaquin Valley, known for its agricultural community and farming-based economy.
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C.
Pacheco, California
Pacheco, California is a small unincorporated community in the San Francisco Bay Area’s Contra Costa County, known primarily as a suburban residential area with nearby commercial development.
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D.
Alvarado, California
Alvarado, California was a former town in Alameda County that later became part of present-day Union City.
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E.
Petrolia, California
Petrolia, California is a small, remote community in Humboldt County known as the first place in California where oil was discovered and for its rugged coastal setting near Cape Mendocino.
- 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: Amboy, California Target entity description: Amboy, California is a small, historic Route 66 ghost town in the Mojave Desert known for its iconic Roy's Motel and Café.
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A.
Wildomar, California
Wildomar, California is a small city in Riverside County’s Inland Empire region known for its suburban residential character and proximity to the I-15 corridor.
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B.
Dos Palos, California
Dos Palos, California is a small rural city in Merced County in California’s San Joaquin Valley, known for its agricultural community and farming-based economy.
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C.
Pacheco, California
Pacheco, California is a small unincorporated community in the San Francisco Bay Area’s Contra Costa County, known primarily as a suburban residential area with nearby commercial development.
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D.
Alvarado, California
Alvarado, California was a former town in Alameda County that later became part of present-day Union City.
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E.
Petrolia, California
Petrolia, California is a small, remote community in Humboldt County known as the first place in California where oil was discovered and for its rugged coastal setting near Cape Mendocino.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
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ghost town ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Route 66 travel guides
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various films and commercials ⓘ |
| areaCode | 760 ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| county | San Bernardino County ⓘ |
| declineCause | opening of Interstate 40 ⓘ |
| developedAs | railroad stop ⓘ |
| distanceTo | roughly midway between Barstow and Needles on Route 66 ⓘ |
| economicActivity | limited services for travelers ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 183 meters
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about 600 feet ⓘ |
| feature |
abandoned gas station structures
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motel sign visible from Route 66 ⓘ |
| founded | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Amboy Crater
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Amboy School ⓘ Roy's Motel and Café ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | iconic stop on historic Route 66 ⓘ |
| historicEraOfProsperity | mid-20th century Route 66 era ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Amboy Crater
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Roy's Motel and Café ⓘ being a Route 66 ghost town ⓘ |
| landscape | flat desert basin with volcanic features nearby ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | National Trails Highway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mojave Desert
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San Bernardino County desert region ⓘ
linked to:
High Desert region of San Bernardino County
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| locatedOn |
historic U.S. Route 66
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linked to:
U.S. Route 66
|
| namedAfter | Amboy, Minnesota ⓘ |
| near |
Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark
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linked to:
Amboy Crater
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| nearestCity |
Barstow, California
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linked to:
Barstow
Needles, California ⓘ |
| notableSign | Roy's Motel and Café neon sign ⓘ |
| ownedBy | private owners in the 21st century ⓘ |
| population | single digits in the 21st century ⓘ |
| postalCode | 92304 ⓘ |
| railroad | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ⓘ |
| region |
Inland Empire (broad regional sense)
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linked to:
Inland Empire region of California
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| roadAccess |
Historic Route 66 / National Trails Highway
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linked to:
U.S. Route 66
|
| state |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
|
| status | largely abandoned settlement ⓘ |
| timeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| tourismType |
Route 66 heritage tourism
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roadside tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Amboy, California Description of subject: Amboy, California is a small, historic Route 66 ghost town in the Mojave Desert known for its iconic Roy's Motel and Café.
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