La Grange, North Carolina, United States
E328540
La Grange, North Carolina, United States, is a small town in Lenoir County best known as the birthplace of notorious drug trafficker Frank Lucas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Grange, North Carolina, United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3121135 — 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: La Grange, North Carolina, United States Context triple: [Frank Lucas, placeOfBirth, La Grange, North Carolina, United States]
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A.
Graham, North Carolina
Graham, North Carolina is a small city in the Piedmont region that serves as the county seat of Alamance County.
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B.
Grabtown, North Carolina, United States
Grabtown, North Carolina, United States is a small rural community best known as the birthplace of Hollywood actress Ava Gardner.
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C.
Garner, North Carolina
Garner, North Carolina is a suburban town just south of Raleigh known for its residential communities and role as part of the greater Research Triangle region.
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D.
Goldston, North Carolina
Goldston, North Carolina is a small rural town in Chatham County known for its agricultural roots and close-knit community.
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E.
Cherokee, North Carolina
Cherokee, North Carolina is a small town on the Qualla Boundary in western North Carolina that serves as a cultural center for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and a major gateway to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
- 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: La Grange, North Carolina, United States Target entity description: La Grange, North Carolina, United States, is a small town in Lenoir County best known as the birthplace of notorious drug trafficker Frank Lucas.
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A.
Graham, North Carolina
Graham, North Carolina is a small city in the Piedmont region that serves as the county seat of Alamance County.
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B.
Grabtown, North Carolina, United States
Grabtown, North Carolina, United States is a small rural community best known as the birthplace of Hollywood actress Ava Gardner.
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C.
Garner, North Carolina
Garner, North Carolina is a suburban town just south of Raleigh known for its residential communities and role as part of the greater Research Triangle region.
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D.
Goldston, North Carolina
Goldston, North Carolina is a small rural town in Chatham County known for its agricultural roots and close-knit community.
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E.
Cherokee, North Carolina
Cherokee, North Carolina is a small town on the Qualla Boundary in western North Carolina that serves as a cultural center for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and a major gateway to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf |
Deborah Ross
ⓘ
Frank Lucas ⓘ Reggie McNamara ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countrySubdivision | North Carolina ⓘ |
| county | Lenoir County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| FIPSCode | 37-36560 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 2405963 ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 252 ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
local public schools served by Lenoir County Public Schools
ⓘ
residential community ⓘ small-town commercial district ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAirport |
Kinston Regional Jetport
ⓘ
surface form:
Kinston Regional Jetport at Stallings Field
|
| hasNotablePerson |
Deborah Ross
ⓘ
Frank Lucas ⓘ Kinston High School ⓘ
surface form:
Jerry Stackhouse (grew up nearby and attended Kinston High School)
Reggie McNamara ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 28551 ⓘ |
| hasRegionCode | ISO 3166-2:US-NC ⓘ |
| hasTransportation | highway access via U.S. Route 70 ⓘ |
| hasZIPCodeType | standard ⓘ |
| isInCountySeatOf | Lenoir County (county seat is Kinston, not La Grange) ⓘ |
| isInMetropolitanArea | Kinston micropolitan area ⓘ |
| isInRegion |
North Carolina Coastal Plain
ⓘ
surface form:
Coastal Plain of North Carolina
|
| isSubjectOf | articles about Frank Lucas’s early life ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | U.S. Route 70 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lenoir County, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInHemisphere |
Northern Hemisphere
ⓘ
Western Hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kinston, North Carolina, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Kinston, North Carolina
|
| namedAfter | La Grange, a French term meaning "the barn" or "the farm" ⓘ |
| observesDaylightSavingTime | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern North Carolina ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La Grange, North Carolina, United States Description of subject: La Grange, North Carolina, United States, is a small town in Lenoir County best known as the birthplace of notorious drug trafficker Frank Lucas.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.