Overton, Texas
E813717
Overton, Texas is a small East Texas city known historically for its role in the region’s oil and gas industry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Overton, Texas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9575669 — 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: Overton, Texas Context triple: [Rusk County, Texas, contains, Overton, Texas]
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A.
Tolar, Texas
Tolar, Texas is a small rural city in Hood County known for its tight-knit community and location within the Granbury–Hood County area of North Central Texas.
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B.
Roanoke, Texas
Roanoke, Texas is a small city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area known for its historic downtown and designation as the “Unique Dining Capital of Texas.”
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C.
Rockett, Texas
Rockett, Texas is a small unincorporated rural community located in Ellis County in the north-central region of the state.
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D.
Whitehouse, Texas
Whitehouse, Texas is a small city in East Texas that functions primarily as a residential community within the greater Tyler metropolitan area.
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E.
Atascocita, Texas
Atascocita, Texas is a large suburban community in northeastern Harris County known for its residential neighborhoods, proximity to Lake Houston, and role as a commuter suburb of Houston.
- 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: Overton, Texas Target entity description: Overton, Texas is a small East Texas city known historically for its role in the region’s oil and gas industry.
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A.
Tolar, Texas
Tolar, Texas is a small rural city in Hood County known for its tight-knit community and location within the Granbury–Hood County area of North Central Texas.
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B.
Roanoke, Texas
Roanoke, Texas is a small city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area known for its historic downtown and designation as the “Unique Dining Capital of Texas.”
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C.
Rockett, Texas
Rockett, Texas is a small unincorporated rural community located in Ellis County in the north-central region of the state.
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D.
Whitehouse, Texas
Whitehouse, Texas is a small city in East Texas that functions primarily as a residential community within the greater Tyler metropolitan area.
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E.
Atascocita, Texas
Atascocita, Texas is a large suburban community in northeastern Harris County known for its residential neighborhoods, proximity to Lake Houston, and role as a commuter suburb of Houston.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| areaCode |
430
ⓘ
903 ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| coordinates | 32.274°N 94.978°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county |
Rusk County, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Smith County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicsNote | population under 5,000 ⓘ |
| economicHistory | oil boom town in early 20th century ⓘ |
| elevationInFeet | 390 ⓘ |
| elevationInMeters | 119 ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 48-54340 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 1343382 ⓘ |
| governmentType | city council ⓘ |
| hasHighway |
Texas State Highway 135
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas State Highway 323 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocalGovernmentWebsite | https://cityofoverton.com/ ⓘ |
| hasPublicSchool |
Overton Elementary School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Overton High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporatedIn | 1873 ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
U.S. Gulf Coast region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States South ⓘ |
| knownFor |
natural gas industry
ⓘ
oil industry ⓘ |
| landAreaSquareMiles | 6.8 ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Tyler metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kilgore, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Longview, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyler, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Frank Overton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
L. C. Overton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | East Texas Oil Field region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCensus2010 | 2554 ⓘ |
| postalCode | 75684 ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicSectors |
agriculture
ⓘ
energy ⓘ services ⓘ |
| region | East Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| schoolDistrict | Overton Independent School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Daylight Time
|
| waterAreaSquareMiles | 0.0 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Overton, Texas Description of subject: Overton, Texas is a small East Texas city known historically for its role in the region’s oil and gas industry.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.