Ophir, Utah
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Ophir, Utah is a small historic mining town in Tooele County known for its 19th-century silver and lead mines and well-preserved Old West character.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ophir, Utah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3936902 — 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: Ophir, Utah Context triple: [Tooele County, Utah, contains, Ophir, Utah]
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A.
Erda, Utah
Erda, Utah is a small unincorporated community in northern Tooele County, known for its rural character and proximity to the Salt Lake City metropolitan area.
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B.
Murray, Utah
Murray, Utah is a suburban city in Salt Lake County known for its central location in the Salt Lake Valley and its role as a commercial and medical hub along the Wasatch Front.
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C.
Bluff, Utah
Bluff, Utah is a small historic town in southeastern Utah known for its sandstone bluffs, proximity to the Four Corners region, and role as a gateway to nearby Native American sites and scenic desert landscapes.
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D.
Scipio, Utah
Scipio, Utah is a small rural town in central Utah known for its agricultural community and location along major transportation routes.
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E.
Payson, Utah
Payson, Utah is a small city in southern Utah County known for its historic downtown, agricultural roots, and location along the southern end of the Wasatch Front.
- 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: Ophir, Utah Target entity description: Ophir, Utah is a small historic mining town in Tooele County known for its 19th-century silver and lead mines and well-preserved Old West character.
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A.
Erda, Utah
Erda, Utah is a small unincorporated community in northern Tooele County, known for its rural character and proximity to the Salt Lake City metropolitan area.
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B.
Murray, Utah
Murray, Utah is a suburban city in Salt Lake County known for its central location in the Salt Lake Valley and its role as a commercial and medical hub along the Wasatch Front.
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C.
Bluff, Utah
Bluff, Utah is a small historic town in southeastern Utah known for its sandstone bluffs, proximity to the Four Corners region, and role as a gateway to nearby Native American sites and scenic desert landscapes.
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D.
Scipio, Utah
Scipio, Utah is a small rural town in central Utah known for its agricultural community and location along major transportation routes.
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E.
Payson, Utah
Payson, Utah is a small city in southern Utah County known for its historic downtown, agricultural roots, and location along the southern end of the Wasatch Front.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic mining town
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| climateRegion | semi-arid interior West ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| developmentPattern | mining camp that evolved into town ⓘ |
| economyHistoricallyBasedOn | mining ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | mineral-rich mountain district ⓘ |
| governingSubdivision |
Tooele County, Utah
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surface form:
Tooele County government
|
| hasBuiltHeritage |
19th-century commercial buildings
ⓘ
19th-century residences ⓘ historic mining infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasCulturalIdentity | Old West mining community ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
historic cabins
ⓘ
historic main street ⓘ mining ruins ⓘ old mining structures ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Old West mining town ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
19th-century lead mining
ⓘ
19th-century silver mining ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | well-preserved historic town ⓘ |
| heritageValue |
example of 19th-century Utah mining town
ⓘ
example of preserved Old West streetscape ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century American mining boom ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Old West character
ⓘ
lead mines ⓘ silver mines ⓘ well-preserved historic buildings ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Old West
ⓘ
surface form:
American West
Tooele County, Utah ⓘ Utah ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Oquirrh Mountains ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ophir (biblical region) ⓘ |
| originalFunction | mining settlement ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Basin region
Utah ⓘ
surface form:
State of Utah
|
| populationCharacteristic | small population ⓘ |
| primaryMinedResource |
lead
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| region | western United States ⓘ |
| tourismType |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
historic tourism ⓘ |
| transportationAccess | local county roads ⓘ |
| urbanForm | small rural town ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ophir, Utah Description of subject: Ophir, Utah is a small historic mining town in Tooele County known for its 19th-century silver and lead mines and well-preserved Old West character.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.