Capitan, New Mexico
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Capitan, New Mexico is a small village in Lincoln County best known as the birthplace of Smokey Bear and its proximity to the Lincoln National Forest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Capitan, New Mexico canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3946673 — 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: Capitan, New Mexico Context triple: [Lincoln County, New Mexico, contains, Capitan, New Mexico]
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A.
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.
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B.
San Ysidro, New Mexico
San Ysidro, New Mexico is a small village in Sandoval County known as a rural gateway community near the Jemez Mountains and scenic northern New Mexico landscapes.
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C.
San Antonio, New Mexico
San Antonio, New Mexico is a small unincorporated community in Socorro County best known for its proximity to the Trinity nuclear test site and as the birthplace of Conrad Hilton.
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D.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
Santa Rosa, New Mexico is a small city in eastern New Mexico known for its natural blue-water lakes, especially the Blue Hole, which attract divers and tourists.
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E.
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.
- 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: Capitan, New Mexico Target entity description: Capitan, New Mexico is a small village in Lincoln County best known as the birthplace of Smokey Bear and its proximity to the Lincoln National Forest.
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A.
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.
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B.
San Ysidro, New Mexico
San Ysidro, New Mexico is a small village in Sandoval County known as a rural gateway community near the Jemez Mountains and scenic northern New Mexico landscapes.
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C.
San Antonio, New Mexico
San Antonio, New Mexico is a small unincorporated community in Socorro County best known for its proximity to the Trinity nuclear test site and as the birthplace of Conrad Hilton.
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D.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
Santa Rosa, New Mexico is a small city in eastern New Mexico known for its natural blue-water lakes, especially the Blue Hole, which attract divers and tourists.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| areaCode | 575 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryCode | US NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | State of New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| county | Lincoln County, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
approximately 1950 meters
ⓘ
approximately 6400 feet ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureClass | populated place ⓘ |
| hasClimate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | village government ⓘ |
| hasLocalEconomySector |
forestry-related services
ⓘ
ranching ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity | Ruidoso, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyHistoricArea | Lincoln Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableAssociation | Smokey Bear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableAttraction |
Smokey Bear Historical Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Smokey Bear Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasRegionCode | FIPS code for Lincoln County, New Mexico ⓘ |
| isPartOfPhysiographicRegion | Sacramento Mountains region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTourismDestinationType | heritage tourism destination ⓘ |
| knownFor |
birthplace of Smokey Bear
ⓘ
proximity to Lincoln National Forest ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lincoln County, New Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ Southwest United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Capitan Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lincoln National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Capitan Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix | 88316 ⓘ |
| state | New Mexico ⓘ |
| transportationAccess | U.S. Route 380 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesCurrency |
US dollar
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surface form:
United States dollar
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Capitan, New Mexico Description of subject: Capitan, New Mexico is a small village in Lincoln County best known as the birthplace of Smokey Bear and its proximity to the Lincoln National Forest.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lincoln, New Mexico
subject surface form:
Lincoln County, New Mexico