Ada, Ohio, United States
E482476
Ada, Ohio, United States, is a small village in Hardin County best known as the home of Ohio Northern University and the longtime manufacturer of official footballs for the NFL.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ada, Ohio, United States canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4959607 — 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: Ada, Ohio, United States Context triple: [Rollo May, placeOfBirth, Ada, Ohio, United States]
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A.
Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States
Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States is a small, artsy village known for its progressive community, vibrant cultural scene, and historic ties to Antioch College.
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B.
Wadsworth, Ohio, United States
Wadsworth, Ohio, United States, is a small city in Medina County known historically as the birthplace of philanthropist Laura Spelman Rockefeller and for its roots as a 19th-century industrial and railroad community.
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C.
Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States
Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States is a small Midwestern city best known as the birthplace of astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, the first person to walk on the Moon.
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D.
Dayton, Ohio, United States
Dayton is a mid-sized city in southwestern Ohio known historically as a center of aviation innovation and manufacturing.
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E.
Fremont, Ohio, United States
Fremont, Ohio, United States is a small city in northern Ohio best known as the longtime home and burial place of U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes.
- 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: Ada, Ohio, United States Target entity description: Ada, Ohio, United States, is a small village in Hardin County best known as the home of Ohio Northern University and the longtime manufacturer of official footballs for the NFL.
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A.
Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States
Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States is a small, artsy village known for its progressive community, vibrant cultural scene, and historic ties to Antioch College.
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B.
Wadsworth, Ohio, United States
Wadsworth, Ohio, United States, is a small city in Medina County known historically as the birthplace of philanthropist Laura Spelman Rockefeller and for its roots as a 19th-century industrial and railroad community.
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C.
Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States
Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States is a small Midwestern city best known as the birthplace of astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, the first person to walk on the Moon.
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D.
Dayton, Ohio, United States
Dayton is a mid-sized city in southwestern Ohio known historically as a center of aviation innovation and manufacturing.
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E.
Fremont, Ohio, United States
Fremont, Ohio, United States is a small city in northern Ohio best known as the longtime home and burial place of U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | village ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countrySubdivision |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | Hardin County, Ohio ⓘ |
| economyDependsOn |
higher education
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode |
419
ⓘ
567 ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution |
Ohio Northern University Claude W. Pettit College of Law
ⓘ
linked to:
Claude W. Pettit College of Law
Ohio Northern University College of Arts and Sciences ⓘ
linked to:
Ohio Northern University
Ohio Northern University College of Business Administration ⓘ
linked to:
Ohio Northern University
Ohio Northern University College of Engineering ⓘ
linked to:
Ohio Northern University
Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy ⓘ
linked to:
Raabe College of Pharmacy
|
| hasFeature | residential neighborhoods surrounding a university campus ⓘ |
| hasFIPSCode | 39-00234 ⓘ |
| hasGNISFeatureID | 1064383 ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | village council ⓘ |
| hasHigherEducationRole | college town ⓘ |
| hasIndustry | sporting goods manufacturing ⓘ |
| hasLibrary | Ada Public Library ⓘ |
| hasMajorEmployer |
Ohio Northern University
ⓘ
Wilson Sporting Goods football factory ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Village of Ada ⓘ |
| hasPopulationDensity | rural small-town ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 45810 ⓘ |
| hasPublicSchoolDistrict | Ada Exempted Village School District ⓘ |
| hasRegionCode |
US-OH
ⓘ
linked to:
Ohio
|
| hasSettlementName | Ada ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | village ⓘ |
| hasSportsConnection | National Football League ⓘ |
| hasTransportation |
Ohio State Route 81
ⓘ
U.S. Route 68 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUniversity | Ohio Northern University ⓘ |
| isHomeOf | Ohio Northern University ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ohio Northern University
ⓘ
Wilson Sporting Goods football factory ⓘ manufacturing official NFL footballs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hardin County, Ohio
ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ Ohio ⓘ United States Census-designated region of Northwest Ohio ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Blanchard River watershed ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hardin County, Ohio micropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Hardin County, Ohio
|
| produces | official NFL game footballs ⓘ |
| state | Ohio ⓘ |
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: Ada, Ohio, United States Description of subject: Ada, Ohio, United States, is a small village in Hardin County best known as the home of Ohio Northern University and the longtime manufacturer of official footballs for the NFL.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.