YFZ Ranch
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YFZ Ranch was a secluded Texas compound owned by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, known for its polygamist community and a high-profile 2008 law enforcement raid.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| YFZ Ranch canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9625922 — 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: YFZ Ranch Context triple: [Yearning for Zion Ranch, abbreviation, YFZ Ranch]
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A.
Raleigh Chopper
The Raleigh Chopper is an iconic 1970s children’s bicycle known for its distinctive chopper-style design, high-rise handlebars, and elongated banana seat.
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B.
Bitchin Bajas
Bitchin Bajas is an American experimental music trio known for their immersive, synth-driven ambient and minimalist compositions.
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C.
TA Ranch
TA Ranch is a historic Wyoming cattle ranch best known as a key site of conflict during the Johnson County War of 1892.
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D.
Scrambler
Scrambler is a classic spinning amusement ride located at the Worlds of Fun theme park in Kansas City, Missouri.
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E.
Fly Ranch
Fly Ranch is a geothermal area in Nevada best known for its colorful Fly Geyser and its proximity to the town of Gerlach and the Black Rock Desert.
- 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: YFZ Ranch Target entity description: YFZ Ranch was a secluded Texas compound owned by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, known for its polygamist community and a high-profile 2008 law enforcement raid.
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A.
Raleigh Chopper
The Raleigh Chopper is an iconic 1970s children’s bicycle known for its distinctive chopper-style design, high-rise handlebars, and elongated banana seat.
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B.
Bitchin Bajas
Bitchin Bajas is an American experimental music trio known for their immersive, synth-driven ambient and minimalist compositions.
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C.
TA Ranch
TA Ranch is a historic Wyoming cattle ranch best known as a key site of conflict during the Johnson County War of 1892.
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D.
Scrambler
Scrambler is a classic spinning amusement ride located at the Worlds of Fun theme park in Kansas City, Missouri.
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E.
Fly Ranch
Fly Ranch is a geothermal area in Nevada best known for its colorful Fly Geyser and its proximity to the town of Gerlach and the Black Rock Desert.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former settlement
ⓘ
ranch ⓘ religious compound ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Yearning for Zion Ranch ⓘ |
| area | approximately 1,700 acres ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
FLDS leadership
ⓘ
Warren Jeffs ⓘ |
| confiscatedBy |
State of Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Texas
|
| confiscationDate | 2012 court-ordered forfeiture (approximate) ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| containsBuilding |
dormitory-style housing
ⓘ
recreational facilities ⓘ school ⓘ single-family homes ⓘ temple ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| demographics |
FLDS church members
ⓘ
large numbers of children ⓘ plural families ⓘ |
| event | 2008 raid by Texas law enforcement and child protective services ⓘ |
| eventDate | April 2008 raid ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Warren Jeffs ⓘ |
| governingBody | FLDS leadership council ⓘ |
| hasUse |
agricultural ranch
ⓘ
religious center ⓘ residential community ⓘ |
| inception | 2003 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
2008 law enforcement raid
ⓘ
polygamist community ⓘ |
| laterUse |
largely vacant site
ⓘ
state-controlled property ⓘ |
| legalStatus | subject to asset seizure by the State of Texas ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Schleicher County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Texas ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national and international news coverage in 2008 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Yearning for Zion ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
guarded entrance
ⓘ
high perimeter fences ⓘ large white limestone temple ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ⓘ |
| populationPeak | several hundred residents ⓘ |
| reasonForRaid |
allegations of child abuse
ⓘ
allegations of underage marriages ⓘ |
| religion |
Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
ⓘ
Mormon fundamentalism ⓘ |
| resultOfRaid |
multiple criminal investigations
ⓘ
prosecutions of FLDS members ⓘ removal of more than 400 children ⓘ |
| subjectOf | documentaries about FLDS and polygamy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: YFZ Ranch Description of subject: YFZ Ranch was a secluded Texas compound owned by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, known for its polygamist community and a high-profile 2008 law enforcement raid.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Yearning for Zion