Elba, Illinois
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Elba, Illinois is a small unincorporated community located in rural Knox County in the western part of the state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elba, Illinois canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16985039 — 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: Elba, Illinois Context triple: [Knox County, Illinois, hasMunicipality, Elba, Illinois]
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A.
Mokena, Illinois
Mokena, Illinois is a suburban village southwest of Chicago known for its residential communities, good schools, and location within Will County’s growing metropolitan area.
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B.
Maroa, Illinois
Maroa, Illinois is a small rural community in central Illinois known for its agricultural surroundings and proximity to the city of Decatur.
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C.
Chouteau Island, Illinois
Chouteau Island, Illinois is a river island complex in the Mississippi River near St. Louis, known for its role in regional transportation history and as a significant conservation and recreation area.
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D.
Lacon, Illinois
Lacon, Illinois is a small city in Marshall County that serves as the county seat and lies along the Illinois River within the broader Peoria metropolitan region.
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E.
Ivesdale, Illinois
Ivesdale, Illinois is a small rural village located in central Illinois within Champaign County.
- 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: Elba, Illinois Target entity description: Elba, Illinois is a small unincorporated community located in rural Knox County in the western part of the state.
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A.
Mokena, Illinois
Mokena, Illinois is a suburban village southwest of Chicago known for its residential communities, good schools, and location within Will County’s growing metropolitan area.
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B.
Maroa, Illinois
Maroa, Illinois is a small rural community in central Illinois known for its agricultural surroundings and proximity to the city of Decatur.
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C.
Chouteau Island, Illinois
Chouteau Island, Illinois is a river island complex in the Mississippi River near St. Louis, known for its role in regional transportation history and as a significant conservation and recreation area.
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D.
Lacon, Illinois
Lacon, Illinois is a small city in Marshall County that serves as the county seat and lies along the Illinois River within the broader Peoria metropolitan region.
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E.
Ivesdale, Illinois
Ivesdale, Illinois is a small rural village located in central Illinois within Champaign County.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.