Mena, Arkansas
E724928
Mena, Arkansas is a small city in western Arkansas known as a gateway to the Ouachita Mountains and the nearby Ouachita National Forest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mena, Arkansas canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8072813 — 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: Mena, Arkansas Context triple: [Ouachita National Forest, nearestCity, Mena, Arkansas]
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A.
Woodson, Arkansas
Woodson, Arkansas is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Arkansas known for its rural character and proximity to the Little Rock metropolitan area.
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B.
El Dorado, Arkansas
El Dorado, Arkansas is a small city in southern Arkansas known historically for its oil boom and as a regional economic and cultural center within the Ark-La-Tex area.
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C.
Scott, Arkansas
Scott, Arkansas is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Arkansas known for its agricultural heritage and historic plantations.
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D.
Benton, Arkansas
Benton, Arkansas is a small city in central Arkansas that serves as the county seat of Saline County and a suburban community within the Little Rock metropolitan area.
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E.
Harrison, Arkansas
Harrison, Arkansas is a small city in north-central Arkansas that serves as a regional hub for government, commerce, and services in the Ozark Mountains area.
- 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: Mena, Arkansas Target entity description: Mena, Arkansas is a small city in western Arkansas known as a gateway to the Ouachita Mountains and the nearby Ouachita National Forest.
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A.
Woodson, Arkansas
Woodson, Arkansas is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Arkansas known for its rural character and proximity to the Little Rock metropolitan area.
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B.
El Dorado, Arkansas
El Dorado, Arkansas is a small city in southern Arkansas known historically for its oil boom and as a regional economic and cultural center within the Ark-La-Tex area.
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C.
Scott, Arkansas
Scott, Arkansas is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Arkansas known for its agricultural heritage and historic plantations.
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D.
Benton, Arkansas
Benton, Arkansas is a small city in central Arkansas that serves as the county seat of Saline County and a suburban community within the Little Rock metropolitan area.
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E.
Harrison, Arkansas
Harrison, Arkansas is a small city in north-central Arkansas that serves as a regional hub for government, commerce, and services in the Ozark Mountains area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| areaCode | 479 ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countySeatOf | Polk County, Arkansas ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1120 feet
ⓘ
approximately 341 meters ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 05-45010 ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1896 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 0077750 ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
light manufacturing
ⓘ
timber ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction |
Queen Wilhelmina State Park
ⓘ
Talimena Scenic Drive ⓘ |
| incorporatedIn | 1896 ⓘ |
| isGatewayTo |
Ouachita Mountains
ⓘ
Ouachita National Forest ⓘ |
| knownFor |
outdoor recreation
ⓘ
proximity to Queen Wilhelmina State Park ⓘ scenic drives ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Polk County, Arkansas ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | United States South ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Ouachita Mountains
ⓘ
western Arkansas ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Oklahoma border ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mena Janssen ⓘ |
| near | Ouachita National Forest ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arkansas River Valley region (broadly defined)
ⓘ
linked to:
River Valley region of Arkansas
|
| population | approximately 5500 (2020 census) ⓘ |
| postalCode | 71953 ⓘ |
| region |
Ouachita region of Arkansas
ⓘ
linked to:
southern Arkansas
|
| servedBy | Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport ⓘ |
| state | Arkansas ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central Standard Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Time Zone
|
| timeZoneDST |
Central Daylight Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Time Zone
|
| transportation |
Arkansas Highway 8 serves Mena
ⓘ
Arkansas Highway 88 serves Mena ⓘ U.S. Route 71 passes through Mena ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Route 71 in Arkansas
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mena, Arkansas Description of subject: Mena, Arkansas is a small city in western Arkansas known as a gateway to the Ouachita Mountains and the nearby Ouachita National Forest.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.