Tombstone, Arizona
E223398
Tombstone, Arizona is a historic frontier mining town famous for its Wild West gunfights, especially the 1881 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tombstone, Arizona canonical | 8 |
| Tombstone, Arizona Territory | 3 |
| Tombstone Historic District | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1997468 — 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: Tombstone, Arizona Context triple: [Wild West, notablePlace, Tombstone, Arizona]
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A.
Yuma, Arizona
Yuma, Arizona is a southwestern Arizona city on the Colorado River known for its historic river crossing, desert climate, and role as a transportation and military hub near the California and Mexico borders.
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B.
Sedona
Sedona is a scenic Arizona city famed for its striking red rock formations, vibrant arts community, and reputation as a spiritual and outdoor recreation destination.
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C.
Window Rock, Arizona
Window Rock, Arizona is a small community in northeastern Arizona that serves as the governmental and cultural center of the Navajo Nation.
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D.
Apache Junction, Arizona
Apache Junction, Arizona is a small city in the Phoenix metropolitan area known as a gateway to the Superstition Mountains and the Tonto National Forest.
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E.
Sierra Vista, Arizona
Sierra Vista, Arizona is a city in southeastern Arizona that serves as a commercial, residential, and cultural hub for the surrounding region, closely associated with the nearby U.S. Army installation at Fort Huachuca.
- 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: Tombstone, Arizona Target entity description: Tombstone, Arizona is a historic frontier mining town famous for its Wild West gunfights, especially the 1881 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
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A.
Yuma, Arizona
Yuma, Arizona is a southwestern Arizona city on the Colorado River known for its historic river crossing, desert climate, and role as a transportation and military hub near the California and Mexico borders.
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B.
Sedona
Sedona is a scenic Arizona city famed for its striking red rock formations, vibrant arts community, and reputation as a spiritual and outdoor recreation destination.
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C.
Window Rock, Arizona
Window Rock, Arizona is a small community in northeastern Arizona that serves as the governmental and cultural center of the Navajo Nation.
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D.
Apache Junction, Arizona
Apache Junction, Arizona is a small city in the Phoenix metropolitan area known as a gateway to the Superstition Mountains and the Tonto National Forest.
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E.
Sierra Vista, Arizona
Sierra Vista, Arizona is a city in southeastern Arizona that serves as a commercial, residential, and cultural hub for the surrounding region, closely associated with the nearby U.S. Army installation at Fort Huachuca.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
gunfight ⓘ historic district ⓘ historic event ⓘ historic town ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| areaCode | 520 ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county |
Cochise County, Arizona
ⓘ
surface form:
Cochise County
|
| date | October 26, 1881 ⓘ |
| designation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| designationYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 70 miles southeast of Tucson, Arizona ⓘ |
| economyCurrentlyBasedOn | tourism ⓘ |
| economyHistoricallyBasedOn | silver mining ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1,384 meters
ⓘ
approximately 4,540 feet ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Ed Schieffelin ⓘ |
| foundingYear | 1879 ⓘ |
| hasBuilding | Bird Cage Theatre ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict |
Tombstone, Arizona
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tombstone Historic District
|
| hasHistoricEvent | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral ⓘ |
| hasMuseum |
Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park
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surface form:
Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park museum
|
| incorporationYear | 1881 ⓘ |
| involves |
Doc Holliday
ⓘ
Ike Clanton faction ⓘ Morgan Earp ⓘ Virgil Earp ⓘ Wyatt Earp ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
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Wild West gunfights ⓘ silver mining boomtown history ⓘ tourism ⓘ well-preserved 19th-century downtown ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Old West
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surface form:
American Old West
|
| location |
Tombstone, Arizona
self-linksurface differs
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Tombstone, Arizona self-linksurface differs ⓘ Tombstone, Arizona self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| namedAfter | a remark by Ed Schieffelin that all he would find in the area was his tombstone ⓘ |
| near | San Pedro River ⓘ |
| nickname | The Town Too Tough to Die ⓘ |
| peakPopulationPeriod | early 1880s ⓘ |
| postalCode | 85638 ⓘ |
| region | southeastern Arizona ⓘ |
| state | Arizona ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Mountain Standard Time (no DST)
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surface form:
Mountain Standard Time
|
| touristAttraction |
Allen Street
NERFINISHED
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Bird Cage Theatre ⓘ Boothill Graveyard ⓘ Gunfight at the O.K. Corral ⓘ
surface form:
O.K. Corral
Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tombstone, Arizona Description of subject: Tombstone, Arizona is a historic frontier mining town famous for its Wild West gunfights, especially the 1881 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southeastern Arizona
this entity surface form:
Tombstone, Arizona Territory
this entity surface form:
Tombstone, Arizona Territory
subject surface form:
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
this entity surface form:
Tombstone Historic District
subject surface form:
Tombstone Historic District
subject surface form:
Bird Cage Theatre
this entity surface form:
Tombstone, Arizona Territory