DeKalb County, Tennessee
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DeKalb County, Tennessee is a rural county in the U.S. state of Tennessee known for its agricultural landscape, small towns, and location around Center Hill Lake.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DeKalb County, Tennessee canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4241033 — 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: DeKalb County, Tennessee Context triple: [Middle Tennessee, containsCounty, DeKalb County, Tennessee]
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A.
Fayette County, Tennessee
Fayette County, Tennessee is a largely rural county in western Tennessee that forms part of the greater Memphis metropolitan region.
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B.
Dickson County, Tennessee
Dickson County, Tennessee is a largely rural county west of Nashville known for its historic communities, outdoor recreation areas, and role in the greater Middle Tennessee region.
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C.
Blount County, Tennessee
Blount County, Tennessee is a county in the eastern part of the state known for its scenic Appalachian landscapes, proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains, and historic communities such as Maryville and Alcoa.
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D.
Jefferson County, Tennessee
Jefferson County, Tennessee is a largely rural county in eastern Tennessee known for its historic towns, proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains, and recreational areas around Douglas Lake.
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E.
Montgomery County, Tennessee
Montgomery County, Tennessee is a county in northern Tennessee that includes the city of Clarksville and part of the Fort Campbell military installation.
- 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: DeKalb County, Tennessee Target entity description: DeKalb County, Tennessee is a rural county in the U.S. state of Tennessee known for its agricultural landscape, small towns, and location around Center Hill Lake.
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A.
Fayette County, Tennessee
Fayette County, Tennessee is a largely rural county in western Tennessee that forms part of the greater Memphis metropolitan region.
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B.
Dickson County, Tennessee
Dickson County, Tennessee is a largely rural county west of Nashville known for its historic communities, outdoor recreation areas, and role in the greater Middle Tennessee region.
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C.
Blount County, Tennessee
Blount County, Tennessee is a county in the eastern part of the state known for its scenic Appalachian landscapes, proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains, and historic communities such as Maryville and Alcoa.
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D.
Jefferson County, Tennessee
Jefferson County, Tennessee is a largely rural county in eastern Tennessee known for its historic towns, proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains, and recreational areas around Douglas Lake.
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E.
Montgomery County, Tennessee
Montgomery County, Tennessee is a county in northern Tennessee that includes the city of Clarksville and part of the Fort Campbell military installation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial entity
ⓘ
county ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Cannon County, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Putnam County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Smith County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Trousdale County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ White County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilson County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countySeat | Smithville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfEstablishment | 1837 ⓘ |
| economy | agriculture ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 47-041 ⓘ |
| GNISID | 1327724 ⓘ |
| governmentType | county government ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode |
615
ⓘ
629 ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
agricultural landscape
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rural ⓘ small towns ⓘ |
| hasCourthouse | DeKalb County Courthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLakeShoreline | Center Hill Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorHighway |
State Route 146
NERFINISHED
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State Route 56 NERFINISHED ⓘ State Route 96 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 70 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreationArea | Center Hill Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Alexandria, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dowelltown, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberty, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Smithville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWaterBody | Center Hill Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInCongressionalDistrict | Tennessee's 6th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestCity | Smithville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | DeKalb County Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cumberland Plateau region (vicinity)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cumberland River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ United States South NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Cumberland region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Johann de Kalb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Middle Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalAbbreviation | TN ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
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surface form:
Central Daylight Time
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: DeKalb County, Tennessee Description of subject: DeKalb County, Tennessee is a rural county in the U.S. state of Tennessee known for its agricultural landscape, small towns, and location around Center Hill Lake.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.