Earlham, Iowa
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Earlham, Iowa is a small rural city in central Iowa known for its close-knit community and location within Madison County southwest of Des Moines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Earlham, Iowa canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12063575 — 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: Earlham, Iowa Context triple: [Madison County, Iowa, hasCity, Earlham, Iowa]
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A.
Earling, Iowa
Earling, Iowa is a small rural city in western Iowa known for its agricultural community and historic Catholic heritage.
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B.
Elkhart, Iowa
Elkhart, Iowa is a small rural city in central Iowa that functions largely as a residential community within the Des Moines metropolitan area.
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C.
Hamlin, Iowa
Hamlin, Iowa is a small unincorporated rural community located in Audubon County in western Iowa.
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D.
Williamsburg, Iowa
Williamsburg, Iowa is a small city in eastern Iowa known for its rural community character and proximity to the Tanger Outlet Center shopping area.
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E.
Mapleton, Iowa
Mapleton, Iowa is a small rural city in western Iowa known for its agricultural surroundings and tight-knit community.
- 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: Earlham, Iowa Target entity description: Earlham, Iowa is a small rural city in central Iowa known for its close-knit community and location within Madison County southwest of Des Moines.
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A.
Earling, Iowa
Earling, Iowa is a small rural city in western Iowa known for its agricultural community and historic Catholic heritage.
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B.
Elkhart, Iowa
Elkhart, Iowa is a small rural city in central Iowa that functions largely as a residential community within the Des Moines metropolitan area.
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C.
Hamlin, Iowa
Hamlin, Iowa is a small unincorporated rural community located in Audubon County in western Iowa.
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D.
Williamsburg, Iowa
Williamsburg, Iowa is a small city in eastern Iowa known for its rural community character and proximity to the Tanger Outlet Center shopping area.
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E.
Mapleton, Iowa
Mapleton, Iowa is a small rural city in western Iowa known for its agricultural surroundings and tight-knit community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Madison County, Iowa