Colma necropolis
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Colma necropolis is the collective term for the extensive concentration of cemeteries and burial grounds in Colma, California, which serves as the primary resting place for the dead from nearby San Francisco.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colma necropolis canonical | 3 |
| Colma cemeteries | 2 |
| Colma cemetery district | 2 |
| Colma necropolis area | 1 |
| Colma, the city of cemeteries | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4650099 — 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: Colma necropolis Context triple: [Eternal Home Cemetery, Colma, California, partOf, Colma necropolis]
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A.
Prazeres Cemetery
Prazeres Cemetery is a historic and monumental cemetery in Lisbon, Portugal, known for its elaborate mausoleums and as the resting place of many notable Portuguese figures.
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B.
Remuh Cemetery
Remuh Cemetery is a historic Jewish burial ground in Kraków’s Kazimierz district, closely associated with the adjacent Remuh Synagogue and the city’s pre-war Jewish community.
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C.
Al-Hajun Cemetery
Al-Hajun Cemetery is a historic graveyard in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, traditionally regarded as the resting place of several prominent early figures of the Quraysh and the family of the Prophet Muhammad.
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D.
Magreglio cemetery
Magreglio cemetery is a small burial ground in the village of Magreglio in Lombardy, Italy, known among automotive enthusiasts as the resting place of Italian engineer and Alfa Romeo founder Nicola Romeo.
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E.
Al Oud Cemetery
Al Oud Cemetery is a prominent royal burial ground in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where many members of the Saudi royal family are interred.
- 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: Colma necropolis Target entity description: Colma necropolis is the collective term for the extensive concentration of cemeteries and burial grounds in Colma, California, which serves as the primary resting place for the dead from nearby San Francisco.
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A.
Prazeres Cemetery
Prazeres Cemetery is a historic and monumental cemetery in Lisbon, Portugal, known for its elaborate mausoleums and as the resting place of many notable Portuguese figures.
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B.
Remuh Cemetery
Remuh Cemetery is a historic Jewish burial ground in Kraków’s Kazimierz district, closely associated with the adjacent Remuh Synagogue and the city’s pre-war Jewish community.
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C.
Al-Hajun Cemetery
Al-Hajun Cemetery is a historic graveyard in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, traditionally regarded as the resting place of several prominent early figures of the Quraysh and the family of the Prophet Muhammad.
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D.
Magreglio cemetery
Magreglio cemetery is a small burial ground in the village of Magreglio in Lombardy, Italy, known among automotive enthusiasts as the resting place of Italian engineer and Alfa Romeo founder Nicola Romeo.
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E.
Al Oud Cemetery
Al Oud Cemetery is a prominent royal burial ground in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where many members of the Saudi royal family are interred.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery district
ⓘ
necropolis ⓘ |
| approximateEstimation | contains over one million burials ⓘ |
| areaServed |
San Francisco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Mateo County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Colma town motto "It’s great to be alive in Colma" ⓘ |
| containsGravesOf |
San Francisco residents
ⓘ
notable artists and entertainers ⓘ notable business leaders from San Francisco ⓘ notable political figures from San Francisco ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developmentLinkedTo | San Francisco cemetery bans and removals ⓘ |
| governedBy | multiple private and religious cemetery associations ⓘ |
| hasAsianEthnicCemeteries | true ⓘ |
| hasCatholicCemeteries | true ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
burial
ⓘ
cremation ⓘ memorialization ⓘ |
| hasJewishCemeteries | true ⓘ |
| hasNonsectarianCemeteries | true ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cypress Lawn Cemetery associations of multiple sections
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Cypress Lawn Memorial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Eternal Home Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Hills Memorial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek Orthodox Memorial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenlawn Memorial Park (Colma) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hills of Eternity Memorial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Cross Cemetery (Colma) NERFINISHED ⓘ Home of Peace Cemetery (Colma) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hoy Sun Memorial Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Cemetery (Colma) NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese Cemetery (Colma) NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivet Memorial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Pet’s Rest Cemetery (Colma) NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbian Cemetery (Colma) NERFINISHED ⓘ Woodlawn Memorial Park (Colma) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCause | relocation of San Francisco cemeteries in late 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ |
| isMajorEconomicFactorFor | Colma, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colma, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ San Mateo County, California ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | San Francisco, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being primary burial ground after removal of cemeteries from San Francisco
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high concentration of cemeteries ⓘ |
| partOf | urban area of Colma ⓘ |
| religiousDiversity | multi-faith burial grounds ⓘ |
| servesAs | primary burial place for San Francisco dead ⓘ |
| transportAccess | served by nearby BART stations in Colma and Daly City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colma necropolis Description of subject: Colma necropolis is the collective term for the extensive concentration of cemeteries and burial grounds in Colma, California, which serves as the primary resting place for the dead from nearby San Francisco.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Colma cemetery district
this entity surface form:
Colma necropolis area
this entity surface form:
Colma cemetery district
this entity surface form:
Colma, the city of cemeteries
this entity surface form:
Colma cemeteries
this entity surface form:
Colma cemeteries