Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago
E127217
Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago is a historic burial ground known for being the final resting place of numerous notable figures, including prominent politicians, athletes, and cultural leaders.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago canonical | 4 |
| Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, United States | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1095235 — 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: Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago Context triple: [Kenesaw Mountain Landis, burialPlace, Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago]
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A.
Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Graceland Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois, is a historic 19th-century garden cemetery known for its notable burials, landscaped grounds, and significant funerary art and architecture.
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B.
Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois
Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois is a historic burial ground known for its strong ties to labor history and radical politics, including serving as the resting place of several prominent figures associated with the Haymarket affair.
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C.
Woodlawn, Chicago
Woodlawn, Chicago is a predominantly residential neighborhood on the South Side known for its historic significance, proximity to the University of Chicago, and the future site of the Obama Presidential Center.
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D.
Inglewood Park Cemetery
Inglewood Park Cemetery is a large historic cemetery in Inglewood, California, known as the final resting place for numerous notable political figures, entertainers, and community leaders.
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E.
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Woodlawn Memorial Park is a historic cemetery in Colma, California, known for its landscaped grounds and as one of the many burial sites in the town famously dedicated to the dead.
- 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: Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago Target entity description: Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago is a historic burial ground known for being the final resting place of numerous notable figures, including prominent politicians, athletes, and cultural leaders.
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A.
Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Graceland Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois, is a historic 19th-century garden cemetery known for its notable burials, landscaped grounds, and significant funerary art and architecture.
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B.
Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois
Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois is a historic burial ground known for its strong ties to labor history and radical politics, including serving as the resting place of several prominent figures associated with the Haymarket affair.
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C.
Woodlawn, Chicago
Woodlawn, Chicago is a predominantly residential neighborhood on the South Side known for its historic significance, proximity to the University of Chicago, and the future site of the Obama Presidential Center.
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D.
Inglewood Park Cemetery
Inglewood Park Cemetery is a large historic cemetery in Inglewood, California, known as the final resting place for numerous notable political figures, entertainers, and community leaders.
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E.
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Woodlawn Memorial Park is a historic cemetery in Colma, California, known for its landscaped grounds and as one of the many burial sites in the town famously dedicated to the dead.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
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historic cemetery ⓘ mass grave ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Bessie Coleman
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Enrico Fermi ⓘ Gwendolyn Brooks ⓘ Harold Washington ⓘ Ida B. Wells ⓘ Jesse Jackson Jr. ⓘ Jesse Owens ⓘ Lu Palmer ⓘ Monroe Anderson Majors ⓘ Oscar Stanton De Priest ⓘ Timuel Black ⓘ William Hale Thompson ⓘ |
| commemorates | Confederate prisoners of war ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| establishedIn | 1850s ⓘ |
| hasArea | approximately 183 acres ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
important site in African American history in Chicago
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resting place of notable political, athletic, and cultural figures ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation |
Chicago Landmark
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National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
Victorian-era funerary art
ⓘ
monuments and mausoleums ⓘ |
| hasSection | Confederate Mound ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 2002 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago
Cook County, Illinois ⓘ Illinois ⓘ Oak Woods Cemetery ⓘ |
| locatedNear | South Chicago Avenue ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
South Side, Chicago
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surface form:
Chicago’s South Side
South 67th Street ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Greater Grand Crossing ⓘ |
| occupation |
aviator
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civil rights activist ⓘ historian ⓘ journalist ⓘ journalist ⓘ physicist ⓘ poet ⓘ politician ⓘ politician ⓘ track and field athlete ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1854 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Dignity Memorial ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Mayor of Chicago
ⓘ
Mayor of Chicago ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burials
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commemoration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago Description of subject: Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago is a historic burial ground known for being the final resting place of numerous notable figures, including prominent politicians, athletes, and cultural leaders.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form:
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, United States
subject surface form:
Jesse Owens
this entity surface form:
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, United States