Village of Fort Sumner, New Mexico
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The Village of Fort Sumner, New Mexico is a small rural community in De Baca County best known for its historic military fort, association with the outlaw Billy the Kid, and proximity to the Bosque Redondo Memorial.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Village of Fort Sumner, New Mexico canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4081050 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Village of Fort Sumner, New Mexico Context triple: [Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner (Navajo and Mescalero Apache internment site), nearbySettlement, Village of Fort Sumner, New Mexico]
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Williamsburg, New Mexico
Williamsburg, New Mexico is a small village in Sierra County in southern New Mexico, located near the Rio Grande and adjacent to the city of Truth or Consequences.
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B.
Bloomfield, New Mexico
Bloomfield, New Mexico is a small city in San Juan County known as a gateway community to the ancient Ancestral Puebloan ruins of northwestern New Mexico.
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Estancia, New Mexico
Estancia, New Mexico is a small rural town in central New Mexico that serves as an agricultural hub and the administrative center of Torrance County.
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Shiprock, New Mexico
Shiprock, New Mexico is a Navajo Nation community in the northwestern part of the state, known for its proximity to the Four Corners region and the iconic Shiprock volcanic monadnock.
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E.
Clovis, New Mexico
Clovis, New Mexico is a small city in eastern New Mexico known as a regional agricultural and transportation hub with a strong railroad and military presence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Village of Fort Sumner, New Mexico Target entity description: The Village of Fort Sumner, New Mexico is a small rural community in De Baca County best known for its historic military fort, association with the outlaw Billy the Kid, and proximity to the Bosque Redondo Memorial.
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A.
Williamsburg, New Mexico
Williamsburg, New Mexico is a small village in Sierra County in southern New Mexico, located near the Rio Grande and adjacent to the city of Truth or Consequences.
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B.
Bloomfield, New Mexico
Bloomfield, New Mexico is a small city in San Juan County known as a gateway community to the ancient Ancestral Puebloan ruins of northwestern New Mexico.
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C.
Estancia, New Mexico
Estancia, New Mexico is a small rural town in central New Mexico that serves as an agricultural hub and the administrative center of Torrance County.
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D.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Shiprock, New Mexico is a Navajo Nation community in the northwestern part of the state, known for its proximity to the Four Corners region and the iconic Shiprock volcanic monadnock.
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E.
Clovis, New Mexico
Clovis, New Mexico is a small city in eastern New Mexico known as a regional agricultural and transportation hub with a strong railroad and military presence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
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village ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Billy the Kid ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 575 ⓘ |
| hasClimate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| hasCountySeatOf | De Baca County, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
historic significance
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rural character ⓘ small population ⓘ |
| hasFIPSCode | 35-27340 ⓘ |
| hasGNISFeatureID | 0899090 ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | village government ⓘ |
| hasLocalAttraction | Billy the Kid’s alleged gravesite ⓘ |
| hasNearbyReservationHistory |
Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation
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surface form:
Bosque Redondo Reservation
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| hasNotableNearbySite |
Billy the Kid Museum
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Bosque Redondo Memorial ⓘ Fort Sumner Historic Site ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Sumner (historic military fort)
Fort Sumner Cemetery ⓘ
surface form:
Old Fort Sumner Cemetery
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| hasPostalCode | 88119 ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
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ranching ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
eastern New Mexico
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surface form:
Eastern New Mexico
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| hasSettlementType | rural community ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
Mescalero Apache internment at Bosque Redondo
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Long Walk to Bosque Redondo ⓘ
surface form:
Navajo internment at Bosque Redondo
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| locatedIn |
De Baca County, New Mexico
NERFINISHED
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New Mexico ⓘ southwestern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southwest United States
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| locatedInTimeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Pecos River ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Fort Sumner
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Edwin V. Sumner ⓘ
surface form:
General Edwin Vose Sumner
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| partOfStatisticalArea | rural New Mexico ⓘ |
| tourismFocusedOn |
Billy the Kid history
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Bosque Redondo history ⓘ Old West heritage ⓘ |
| transportationServedBy |
U.S. Route 60
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Route 84 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Village of Fort Sumner, New Mexico Description of subject: The Village of Fort Sumner, New Mexico is a small rural community in De Baca County best known for its historic military fort, association with the outlaw Billy the Kid, and proximity to the Bosque Redondo Memorial.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner (Navajo and Mescalero Apache internment site)
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nearbySettlement
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Village of Fort Sumner, New Mexico
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