Texas–Oklahoma state line
E234836
The Texas–Oklahoma state line is the boundary separating the U.S. states of Texas and Oklahoma, much of it following the Red River and serving as a key geographic and historical dividing line in the region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Texas–Oklahoma state line canonical | 2 |
| Oklahoma–Texas border | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2094667 — 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: Texas–Oklahoma state line Context triple: [Texoma region, crossesStateLine, Texas–Oklahoma state line]
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A.
Missouri–Kansas state line
The Missouri–Kansas state line is the boundary separating the states of Missouri and Kansas, notably running through the Kansas City metropolitan area and dividing it between the two states.
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B.
Tennessee state line
The Tennessee state line is the boundary separating the state of Tennessee from its neighboring states, marking the official transition between their jurisdictions.
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C.
Alabama–Mississippi border
The Alabama–Mississippi border is the state line separating Alabama and Mississippi in the southeastern United States, running through rural areas, forests, and river crossings.
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D.
Nebraska–Missouri border
The Nebraska–Missouri border is the state line in the central United States that largely follows the course of the Missouri River, separating Nebraska to the west from Missouri to the east.
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E.
Georgia–Alabama state line
The Georgia–Alabama state line is the boundary separating the U.S. states of Georgia and Alabama, running largely along the Chattahoochee River and passing through several metropolitan areas in the region.
- 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: Texas–Oklahoma state line Target entity description: The Texas–Oklahoma state line is the boundary separating the U.S. states of Texas and Oklahoma, much of it following the Red River and serving as a key geographic and historical dividing line in the region.
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A.
Missouri–Kansas state line
The Missouri–Kansas state line is the boundary separating the states of Missouri and Kansas, notably running through the Kansas City metropolitan area and dividing it between the two states.
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B.
Tennessee state line
The Tennessee state line is the boundary separating the state of Tennessee from its neighboring states, marking the official transition between their jurisdictions.
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C.
Alabama–Mississippi border
The Alabama–Mississippi border is the state line separating Alabama and Mississippi in the southeastern United States, running through rural areas, forests, and river crossings.
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D.
Nebraska–Missouri border
The Nebraska–Missouri border is the state line in the central United States that largely follows the course of the Missouri River, separating Nebraska to the west from Missouri to the east.
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E.
Georgia–Alabama state line
The Georgia–Alabama state line is the boundary separating the U.S. states of Georgia and Alabama, running largely along the Chattahoochee River and passing through several metropolitan areas in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international-free internal boundary
ⓘ
state boundary ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Arkansas–Oklahoma state line (at eastern end vicinity)
ⓘ
New Mexico border ⓘ
surface form:
New Mexico–Texas state line (via Texas Panhandle at western end vicinity)
|
| cameIntoCurrentForm | early 20th century after Oklahoma statehood in 1907 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Interstate 35
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 44 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 287 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 69 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 75 NERFINISHED ⓘ multiple railroad lines ⓘ |
| definedBy |
Act of Congress
ⓘ
surface form:
Acts of the United States Congress
United States Supreme Court cases ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Supreme Court decisions
treaties between the United States and the Republic of Texas ⓘ |
| follows |
Red River of the South
ⓘ
surface form:
Red River
southern bank of the Red River (in most sections) ⓘ |
| hasBorderPoint |
Altus, Oklahoma vicinity
ⓘ
Ardmore, Oklahoma vicinity ⓘ Boise City, Oklahoma ⓘ
surface form:
Boise City, Oklahoma vicinity
Burkburnett, Texas vicinity ⓘ Childress, Texas vicinity ⓘ Denison Dam ⓘ Durant, Oklahoma vicinity ⓘ Gainesville, Texas ⓘ
surface form:
Gainesville, Texas vicinity
Hendrix, Oklahoma ⓘ
surface form:
Hugo, Oklahoma vicinity
Idabel, Oklahoma, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Idabel, Oklahoma vicinity
Kenton, Oklahoma vicinity ⓘ Lake Texoma ⓘ Lawton, Oklahoma, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Lawton, Oklahoma vicinity
Paris, Texas vicinity ⓘ Sherman, Texas vicinity ⓘ Texarkana, Arkansas ⓘ
surface form:
Texarkana, Arkansas–Texas–Oklahoma tri-state area vicinity
Texarkana, Texas ⓘ Texline, Texas vicinity ⓘ Vernon, Texas vicinity ⓘ Wichita Falls, Texas vicinity ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole | boundary between Indian Territory and Texas prior to Oklahoma statehood ⓘ |
| hasNaturalFeature |
Red River Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Red River valley
floodplain of the Red River ⓘ |
| hasSegment |
eastern segment near Arkansas border
ⓘ
panhandle segment between Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma Panhandle ⓘ segment across Lake Texoma ⓘ |
| historicallyDisputedWith | Greer County, Texas (historical) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Plains
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Plains region
South Central United States ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ |
| partOf | boundary between U.S. states ⓘ |
| relatedCourtCase |
Oklahoma v. Texas (1921)
ⓘ
United States v. Texas (1896) ⓘ |
| separates |
Oklahoma
ⓘ
Texas ⓘ |
| usedFor |
electoral district delimitation
ⓘ
jurisdictional boundary for law enforcement ⓘ taxation jurisdiction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Texas–Oklahoma state line Description of subject: The Texas–Oklahoma state line is the boundary separating the U.S. states of Texas and Oklahoma, much of it following the Red River and serving as a key geographic and historical dividing line in the region.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oklahoma–Texas border