Shafter, Texas, United States
E127579
Shafter, Texas, United States, is a small unincorporated community in Presidio County best known for its historic silver mining district and as the place where U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shafter, Texas, United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1128461 — 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: Shafter, Texas, United States Context triple: [Antonin Scalia, placeOfDeath, Shafter, Texas, United States]
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A.
Crosbyton, Texas, United States
Crosbyton, Texas, United States is a small rural city on the South Plains of West Texas that serves as the county seat of Crosby County.
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B.
Pharr, Texas
Pharr, Texas is a rapidly growing city in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, known as a major commercial and transportation hub on the U.S.–Mexico border.
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C.
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas is a major city in North Texas known for its historic Western heritage, cultural districts, and role as a key economic and transportation hub in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
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D.
Sherman, Texas
Sherman, Texas is a small North Texas city and county seat of Grayson County, known for its proximity to the Red River and its role as a regional hub in the Sherman–Denison metropolitan area.
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E.
North Richland Hills, Texas
North Richland Hills, Texas is a suburban city in Tarrant County known as a major residential and commercial community within the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area.
- 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: Shafter, Texas, United States Target entity description: Shafter, Texas, United States, is a small unincorporated community in Presidio County best known for its historic silver mining district and as the place where U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died.
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A.
Crosbyton, Texas, United States
Crosbyton, Texas, United States is a small rural city on the South Plains of West Texas that serves as the county seat of Crosby County.
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B.
Pharr, Texas
Pharr, Texas is a rapidly growing city in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, known as a major commercial and transportation hub on the U.S.–Mexico border.
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C.
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas is a major city in North Texas known for its historic Western heritage, cultural districts, and role as a key economic and transportation hub in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
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D.
Sherman, Texas
Sherman, Texas is a small North Texas city and county seat of Grayson County, known for its proximity to the Red River and its role as a regional hub in the Sherman–Denison metropolitan area.
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E.
North Richland Hills, Texas
North Richland Hills, Texas is a suburban city in Tarrant County known as a major residential and commercial community within the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| areaCode | 432 ⓘ |
| climate |
arid
ⓘ
desert climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countrySubdivision | Texas ⓘ |
| county | Presidio County, Texas ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1,130 meters
ⓘ
approximately 3,700 feet ⓘ |
| established | 1880s ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 1346542 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
abandoned mine workings
ⓘ
ghost town characteristics ⓘ historic cemetery ⓘ historic silver mining district ⓘ ruins of mining structures ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church (Shafter)
ⓘ
Shafter Cemetery ⓘ |
| hasMine |
Shafter silver mine
ⓘ
surface form:
Presidio Mine
Shafter silver mine ⓘ
surface form:
Shafter Mine
|
| knownFor |
Shafter silver mine
ⓘ
being place of death of Antonin Scalia ⓘ silver mining ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Presidio County, Texas
ⓘ
Rio Grande valley ⓘ Trans-Pecos region ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
West Texas ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Marfa
ⓘ
surface form:
Marfa, Texas
Presidio, Texas ⓘ |
| locatedOn | U.S. Route 67 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningBoomPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
William R. Shafter
ⓘ
surface form:
Major General William Rufus Shafter
William R. Shafter ⓘ |
| nearestInternationalBorder |
U.S.–Mexico border
ⓘ
surface form:
United States–Mexico border
|
| partOf |
Presidio County, Texas
ⓘ
Shafter Historic Mining District ⓘ |
| population | very small ⓘ |
| populationCensus2010 | 11 ⓘ |
| postalCode | 79843 ⓘ |
| primaryCommodityMined | silver ⓘ |
| region |
Trans-Pecos region
ⓘ
surface form:
Big Bend region
|
| servedBy | U.S. Route 67 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| timezone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| timezoneDST |
Central Time Zone
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surface form:
Central Daylight Time
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shafter, Texas, United States Description of subject: Shafter, Texas, United States, is a small unincorporated community in Presidio County best known for its historic silver mining district and as the place where U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.