Smith Family Cemetery, Nauvoo, Illinois, United States
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The Smith Family Cemetery in Nauvoo, Illinois, is a historic burial ground notable as the resting place of Latter-day Saint founder Joseph Smith and members of his family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Smith Family Cemetery, Nauvoo, Illinois, United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1968931 — 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: Smith Family Cemetery, Nauvoo, Illinois, United States Context triple: [Joseph Smith, placeOfBurial, Smith Family Cemetery, Nauvoo, Illinois, United States]
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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.
Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois, is a historic 19th-century burial ground known for its notable interments, grand Victorian funerary architecture, and landscaped grounds.
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D.
Roselawn Cemetery, Champaign, Illinois, United States
Roselawn Cemetery in Champaign, Illinois, is a local burial ground notable as the final resting place of Nobel Prize–winning physicist John Bardeen.
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E.
Masonic Cemetery, Metropolis, Illinois, United States
Masonic Cemetery in Metropolis, Illinois, is a burial ground best known as the final resting place of Robert Stroud, the infamous "Birdman of Alcatraz."
- 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: Smith Family Cemetery, Nauvoo, Illinois, United States Target entity description: The Smith Family Cemetery in Nauvoo, Illinois, is a historic burial ground notable as the resting place of Latter-day Saint founder Joseph Smith and members of his family.
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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.
Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois, is a historic 19th-century burial ground known for its notable interments, grand Victorian funerary architecture, and landscaped grounds.
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D.
Roselawn Cemetery, Champaign, Illinois, United States
Roselawn Cemetery in Champaign, Illinois, is a local burial ground notable as the final resting place of Nobel Prize–winning physicist John Bardeen.
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E.
Masonic Cemetery, Metropolis, Illinois, United States
Masonic Cemetery in Metropolis, Illinois, is a burial ground best known as the final resting place of Robert Stroud, the infamous "Birdman of Alcatraz."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Latter-day Saint movement churches
ⓘ
surface form:
Latter-day Saint movement (historical significance)
|
| associatedWith |
Emma Hale Smith
ⓘ
Hyrum Smith ⓘ Joseph Smith ⓘ Smith family ⓘ early Latter-day Saint history ⓘ |
| category |
Cemeteries in Illinois
ⓘ
Historic sites in Illinois ⓘ Latter Day Saint cemeteries ⓘ Tourist attractions in Hancock County, Illinois ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eraOfPrimarySignificance | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasGraveOf |
Emma Hale Smith
ⓘ
Hyrum Smith ⓘ Joseph Smith ⓘ other Smith family members ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
memorial markers for Smith family members
ⓘ
monuments to Joseph and Hyrum Smith ⓘ |
| heritageReligion | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hancock County, Illinois
ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ Nauvoo, Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody |
Mississippi River
ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi River (vicinity)
|
| maintainedBy | organizations associated with the Smith family and Latter-day Saint groups (various over time) ⓘ |
| near |
Joseph Smith Historic Site
ⓘ
surface form:
Joseph Smith Homestead (Nauvoo)
Nauvoo, Illinois ⓘ
surface form:
Nauvoo Historic District
Nauvoo Illinois Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Nauvoo Temple (site)
|
| notableFor |
burial place of Emma Hale Smith
ⓘ
burial place of Hyrum Smith ⓘ burial place of Joseph Smith ⓘ burials of members of the Smith family ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
death of Hyrum Smith in 1844
ⓘ
death of Joseph Smith in 1844 ⓘ |
| significance | pilgrimage site for Latter-day Saints ⓘ |
| tourismType |
heritage tourism site
ⓘ
religious tourism site ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Smith Family Cemetery, Nauvoo, Illinois, United States Description of subject: The Smith Family Cemetery in Nauvoo, Illinois, is a historic burial ground notable as the resting place of Latter-day Saint founder Joseph Smith and members of his family.
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