Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, New York
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Forest Hill Cemetery in Utica, New York is a historic burial ground known as the final resting place of U.S. Vice President James S. Sherman and many other notable local figures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, New York canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5968656 — 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: Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, New York Context triple: [James S. Sherman, burialPlace, Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, New York]
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Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York
Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York is a historic 19th-century cemetery known for its picturesque landscape and as the resting place of many notable figures, including abolitionists and social reformers.
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B.
Cypress Hills Cemetery, New York City
Cypress Hills Cemetery in New York City is a historic, non-sectarian burial ground in Brooklyn and Queens known for its notable interments and expansive, park-like landscape.
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C.
Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York
Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn, New York is a historic burial ground known for being the final resting place of prominent 19th-century American statesman William H. Seward and other notable figures.
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D.
Oakwood Cemetery (Troy, New York)
Oakwood Cemetery in Troy, New York is a large 19th-century rural cemetery known for its picturesque landscape, notable funerary art, and the graves of prominent local and national figures.
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E.
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York
Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, New York is a historic, park-like rural cemetery known for its notable burials, landscaped grounds, and significant art and architecture.
- 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: Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, New York Target entity description: Forest Hill Cemetery in Utica, New York is a historic burial ground known as the final resting place of U.S. Vice President James S. Sherman and many other notable local figures.
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A.
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York
Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York is a historic 19th-century cemetery known for its picturesque landscape and as the resting place of many notable figures, including abolitionists and social reformers.
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B.
Cypress Hills Cemetery, New York City
Cypress Hills Cemetery in New York City is a historic, non-sectarian burial ground in Brooklyn and Queens known for its notable interments and expansive, park-like landscape.
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C.
Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York
Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn, New York is a historic burial ground known for being the final resting place of prominent 19th-century American statesman William H. Seward and other notable figures.
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D.
Oakwood Cemetery (Troy, New York)
Oakwood Cemetery in Troy, New York is a large 19th-century rural cemetery known for its picturesque landscape, notable funerary art, and the graves of prominent local and national figures.
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E.
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York
Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, New York is a historic, park-like rural cemetery known for its notable burials, landscaped grounds, and significant art and architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | cemetery ⓘ |
| access | public ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
James S. Sherman family
ⓘ
history of Utica, New York ⓘ |
| category | burial sites of U.S. vice presidents ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| governedBy | local cemetery association or board ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
burial place of notable business figures
ⓘ
burial place of prominent New York politicians ⓘ local history of Utica ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | outdoor ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
family plots
ⓘ
grave markers ⓘ landscaped grounds ⓘ monuments ⓘ |
| hasFunction | commemoration of deceased persons ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfBurials |
family plots
ⓘ
individual graves ⓘ |
| hasUse |
burial ground
ⓘ
memorial site ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
lawns
ⓘ
trees ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic burial ground ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
cemeteries in New York (state)
ⓘ
cemeteries in the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York (state)
Oneida County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Utica, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | forested hill ⓘ |
| notableBurial |
James S. Sherman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Vice President James S. Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ business leaders from Utica region ⓘ civic leaders from Oneida County ⓘ local political figures from Utica ⓘ |
| notableBurialRole | 27th vice president of the United States ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfSignage | English ⓘ |
| purpose |
interment
ⓘ
memorialization ⓘ |
| regionServed | Mohawk Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | multi-denominational ⓘ |
| servesCommunity |
Oneida County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Utica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain | hilly ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, New York Description of subject: Forest Hill Cemetery in Utica, New York is a historic burial ground known as the final resting place of U.S. Vice President James S. Sherman and many other notable local figures.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Ward Hunt (as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court)
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burialPlace
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Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, New York
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subject surface form:
Ward Hunt