Tomales, California
E474717
Tomales, California is a small rural town in Marin County known for its historic charm and proximity to the scenic coastal waters of Tomales Bay.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tomales, California canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4858195 — 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: Tomales, California Context triple: [Tomales Bay, hasSettlementOnShore, Tomales, California]
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Bodega Bay, California
Bodega Bay, California is a small coastal town in Sonoma County best known as the primary filming location and story setting of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic horror film "The Birds."
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B.
Pacific Grove, California
Pacific Grove, California is a coastal city on the Monterey Peninsula known for its Victorian architecture, scenic shoreline, and annual monarch butterfly migrations.
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C.
Moraga, California
Moraga, California is a suburban town in the San Francisco Bay Area known for its residential character and as the home of Saint Mary's College of California.
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D.
Petaluma, California
Petaluma, California is a historic city in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area known for its well-preserved downtown, agricultural roots, and proximity to wine country.
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E.
Tomales Point
Tomales Point is a scenic, windswept peninsula at the northern tip of Point Reyes in California, known for its coastal cliffs, tule elk reserve, and panoramic ocean views.
- 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: Tomales, California Target entity description: Tomales, California is a small rural town in Marin County known for its historic charm and proximity to the scenic coastal waters of Tomales Bay.
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A.
Bodega Bay, California
Bodega Bay, California is a small coastal town in Sonoma County best known as the primary filming location and story setting of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic horror film "The Birds."
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B.
Pacific Grove, California
Pacific Grove, California is a coastal city on the Monterey Peninsula known for its Victorian architecture, scenic shoreline, and annual monarch butterfly migrations.
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C.
Moraga, California
Moraga, California is a suburban town in the San Francisco Bay Area known for its residential character and as the home of Saint Mary's College of California.
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D.
Petaluma, California
Petaluma, California is a historic city in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area known for its well-preserved downtown, agricultural roots, and proximity to wine country.
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E.
Tomales Point
Tomales Point is a scenic, windswept peninsula at the northern tip of Point Reyes in California, known for its coastal cliffs, tule elk reserve, and panoramic ocean views.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| areaCode | 707 ⓘ |
| climate | cool-summer Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Marin County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceToTomalesBay | approximately 3 miles ⓘ |
| elevation |
14 meters
ⓘ
46 feet ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 06-78940 ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 1659654 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Marin County Board of Supervisors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricBuilding |
Tomales High School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tomales Presbyterian Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomales Town Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocalEvent | Tomales Founders Day celebration ⓘ |
| hasTransportationRoute | California State Route 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dairy ranching region
ⓘ
historic charm ⓘ proximity to Tomales Bay ⓘ |
| landArea | approximately 0.3 square miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | West Marin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Tomales Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthwestOf | Petaluma, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | State Route 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Bodega Bay, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestLargeCity |
San Francisco, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santa Rosa, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearGeologicalFeature | San Andreas Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyInhabitedBy | Coast Miwok people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCensus2010 | 204 ⓘ |
| populationCensus2020 | 210 ⓘ |
| postalCode | 94971 ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivities |
agriculture
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| region | rural community ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal hills ⓘ |
| servedBySchoolDistrict | Shoreline Unified School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| timeZoneDST |
Pacific Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Daylight Time
|
| unincorporatedStatus | true ⓘ |
| waterArea | 0.0 square miles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tomales, California Description of subject: Tomales, California is a small rural town in Marin County known for its historic charm and proximity to the scenic coastal waters of Tomales Bay.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.