Pope County, Illinois
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Pope County, Illinois is a rural county in the southern part of the state known for its scenic landscapes, including portions of the Shawnee National Forest and the Ohio River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pope County, Illinois canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2630930 — 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: Pope County, Illinois Context triple: [Central Illinois, contains, Pope County, Illinois]
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A.
Pike County, Illinois
Pike County, Illinois is a largely rural county in western Illinois along the Mississippi River, known for its agricultural landscape, historic small towns, and location between the cities of Quincy and Springfield.
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B.
Madison County, Illinois
Madison County, Illinois is a county in southwestern Illinois that forms part of the St. Louis metropolitan area, encompassing a mix of industrial cities, suburbs, and rural communities.
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C.
Stephenson County, Illinois
Stephenson County, Illinois is a county in northern Illinois known for its agricultural landscape, small towns such as Cedarville, and its county seat of Freeport.
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D.
Crawford County, Illinois
Crawford County, Illinois is a rural county in southeastern Illinois known for its agricultural landscape, small towns, and location along the Wabash River near the Indiana border.
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E.
Cumberland County, Illinois
Cumberland County, Illinois is a rural county in the U.S. state of Illinois, known for its agricultural landscape and small communities such as its county seat, Toledo.
- 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: Pope County, Illinois Target entity description: Pope County, Illinois is a rural county in the southern part of the state known for its scenic landscapes, including portions of the Shawnee National Forest and the Ohio River.
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A.
Pike County, Illinois
Pike County, Illinois is a largely rural county in western Illinois along the Mississippi River, known for its agricultural landscape, historic small towns, and location between the cities of Quincy and Springfield.
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B.
Madison County, Illinois
Madison County, Illinois is a county in southwestern Illinois that forms part of the St. Louis metropolitan area, encompassing a mix of industrial cities, suburbs, and rural communities.
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C.
Stephenson County, Illinois
Stephenson County, Illinois is a county in northern Illinois known for its agricultural landscape, small towns such as Cedarville, and its county seat of Freeport.
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D.
Crawford County, Illinois
Crawford County, Illinois is a rural county in southeastern Illinois known for its agricultural landscape, small towns, and location along the Wabash River near the Indiana border.
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E.
Cumberland County, Illinois
Cumberland County, Illinois is a rural county in the U.S. state of Illinois, known for its agricultural landscape and small communities such as its county seat, Toledo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | county of Illinois ⓘ |
| areaLandSqMi | approximately 369 ⓘ |
| areaTotalSqMi | approximately 374 ⓘ |
| areaWaterSqMi | approximately 5 ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Crittenden County, Kentucky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hardin County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnson County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Livingston County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Massac County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Saline County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders | Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical to humid continental transition ⓘ |
| congressionalDistrict | Illinois's 15th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dixon Springs State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Garden of the Gods Wilderness (part) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lusk Creek Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ portions of Shawnee National Forest ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countySeat | Golconda, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| established | 1816 ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 17151 ⓘ |
| GNISID | 04291788 ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 618 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bluffs and sandstone formations
ⓘ
forested hills ⓘ river valleys ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | county government ⓘ |
| hasLowPopulationDensity | true ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Bay City, Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eddyville, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Golconda, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Herod, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasZIPCode | 62938 ⓘ |
| isRural | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
outdoor recreation
ⓘ
scenic landscapes ⓘ |
| largestCity | Golconda, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ohio River Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Census Bureau's Metro Non-metropolitan classification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCensus2020 | approximately 3,763 ⓘ |
| region | Little Egypt (Southern Illinois) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | State of Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pope County, Illinois Description of subject: Pope County, Illinois is a rural county in the southern part of the state known for its scenic landscapes, including portions of the Shawnee National Forest and the Ohio River.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.