Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri, is a historic rural cemetery and arboretum known for its notable burials, elaborate funerary art, and landscaped grounds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8631668 — 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: Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Context triple: [James Smith McDonnell, burialPlace, Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, United States]
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Bellerive Gardens Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Bellerive Gardens Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri, is a burial ground best known as the final resting place of rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry.
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B.
Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri, is a historic Roman Catholic burial ground notable for being the final resting place of many prominent Americans, including Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman.
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C.
Lincoln Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Lincoln Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri, is a historic African American burial ground best known as the final resting place of legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker.
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D.
Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Kansas City, Missouri, known as the final resting place of numerous notable local figures, including sports and civic leaders.
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E.
Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Union Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri, is a historic 19th-century burial ground known as the resting place of notable figures including American artist George Caleb Bingham.
- 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: Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Target entity description: Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri, is a historic rural cemetery and arboretum known for its notable burials, elaborate funerary art, and landscaped grounds.
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A.
Bellerive Gardens Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Bellerive Gardens Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri, is a burial ground best known as the final resting place of rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry.
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B.
Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri, is a historic Roman Catholic burial ground notable for being the final resting place of many prominent Americans, including Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman.
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C.
Lincoln Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Lincoln Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri, is a historic African American burial ground best known as the final resting place of legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker.
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D.
Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Kansas City, Missouri, known as the final resting place of numerous notable local figures, including sports and civic leaders.
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E.
Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Union Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri, is a historic 19th-century burial ground known as the resting place of notable figures including American artist George Caleb Bingham.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arboretum
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cemetery ⓘ rural cemetery ⓘ |
| area | approximately 314 acres ⓘ |
| contains |
administration building
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chapel ⓘ columbarium ⓘ crematory ⓘ family plots ⓘ lakes ⓘ mausoleums ⓘ monuments ⓘ ponds ⓘ sculptures ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| foundedBy |
William McPherson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other St. Louis civic leaders ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1849 ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Gothic Revival funerary architecture
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Neoclassical funerary architecture ⓘ Victorian funerary architecture ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Victorian-era monuments
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elaborate funerary art ⓘ historic rural cemetery design ⓘ landscaped grounds ⓘ mausoleums ⓘ notable burials ⓘ park-like setting ⓘ winding roads ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | Level II Arboretum ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
active burial ground
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ public green space ⓘ |
| hasManagement | nonprofit cemetery association ⓘ |
| hasNotableBurial |
Adolphus Busch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Eads NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Pulitzer NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyon family members NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Hart Benton (U.S. Senator) NERFINISHED ⓘ William Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ many St. Louis civic leaders ⓘ |
| hasTreeCollection | diverse species of trees and shrubs ⓘ |
| hasUse |
genealogical research
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historical education ⓘ horticultural education ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasView | Mississippi River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://bellefontainecemetery.org/ ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Mount Auburn Cemetery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rural cemetery movement of the 19th century NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | St. Louis historic rural cemetery movement ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Midwestern United States
ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ North St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis County, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis, Missouri
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| offers |
arboretum programs
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guided tours ⓘ historical programs ⓘ walking tours ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1849 ⓘ |
| originalName | Rural Cemetery Association of St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Description of subject: Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri, is a historic rural cemetery and arboretum known for its notable burials, elaborate funerary art, and landscaped grounds.
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