Waskom, Texas
E847983
Waskom, Texas is a small city in eastern Texas near the Louisiana border, known as a gateway community along Interstate 20.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Waskom, Texas canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10134228 — 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: Waskom, Texas Context triple: [Longview–Marshall metropolitan area, contains, Waskom, Texas]
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A.
Wilmer, Texas
Wilmer, Texas is a small city in Dallas County that forms part of the southern Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area.
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B.
Cottonwood, Texas
Cottonwood, Texas is a small rural community located within Kaufman County in the state of Texas.
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C.
Whitehouse, Texas
Whitehouse, Texas is a small city in East Texas that functions primarily as a residential community within the greater Tyler metropolitan area.
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D.
Waxahachie, Texas
Waxahachie, Texas is a historic North Texas city known for its Victorian architecture, annual Scarborough Renaissance Festival, and role as a regional cultural and economic center.
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E.
Wylie, Texas
Wylie, Texas is a rapidly growing suburban city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area known for its family-friendly neighborhoods and proximity to major urban centers.
- 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: Waskom, Texas Target entity description: Waskom, Texas is a small city in eastern Texas near the Louisiana border, known as a gateway community along Interstate 20.
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A.
Wilmer, Texas
Wilmer, Texas is a small city in Dallas County that forms part of the southern Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area.
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B.
Cottonwood, Texas
Cottonwood, Texas is a small rural community located within Kaufman County in the state of Texas.
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C.
Whitehouse, Texas
Whitehouse, Texas is a small city in East Texas that functions primarily as a residential community within the greater Tyler metropolitan area.
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D.
Waxahachie, Texas
Waxahachie, Texas is a historic North Texas city known for its Victorian architecture, annual Scarborough Renaissance Festival, and role as a regional cultural and economic center.
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E.
Wylie, Texas
Wylie, Texas is a rapidly growing suburban city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area known for its family-friendly neighborhoods and proximity to major urban centers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| areaCode |
430
ⓘ
903 ⓘ |
| border |
Louisiana–Texas border
ⓘ
linked to:
Texas–Louisiana border
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countrySubdivision |
United States–Texas–Harrison County
ⓘ
linked to:
Harrison County, Texas
|
| county | Harrison County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | city government ⓘ |
| hasBorderCrossingRole | gateway community between Texas and Louisiana ⓘ |
| hasFunction | service center for interstate travelers ⓘ |
| isGatewayCommunityFor | Interstate 20 travelers entering Texas from Louisiana ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Longview, Texas ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Texas
ⓘ
eastern Texas ⓘ
linked to:
East Texas
|
| locatedInTimeZoneOffset | UTC−06:00 ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZoneOffsetDST | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Louisiana ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Interstate 20
ⓘ
U.S. Route 80 ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf |
Shreveport, Louisiana
ⓘ
linked to:
Shreveport
|
| nickname | Gateway to Texas ⓘ |
| partOf | Harrison County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | small city ⓘ |
| postalCode | 75692 ⓘ |
| region | Ark-La-Tex ⓘ |
| roadJunction |
Interstate 20 and U.S. Route 80
ⓘ
linked to:
Interstate 20
|
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Daylight Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Time Zone
|
| transportationCorridor | Interstate Highway System ⓘ |
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: Waskom, Texas Description of subject: Waskom, Texas is a small city in eastern Texas near the Louisiana border, known as a gateway community along Interstate 20.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.