Hinckley, Minnesota
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Hinckley, Minnesota is a small city in east-central Minnesota best known for the devastating Great Hinckley Fire of 1894 and its location roughly midway between the Twin Cities and Duluth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hinckley, Minnesota canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10218734 — 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: Hinckley, Minnesota Context triple: [Minnesota's 8th congressional district, containsCity, Hinckley, Minnesota]
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A.
Hamburg, Minnesota
Hamburg, Minnesota is a small rural city located in Carver County in the south-central part of the state.
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B.
Osseo, Minnesota
Osseo, Minnesota is a small suburban city in Hennepin County that forms part of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area.
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C.
Kellogg, Minnesota
Kellogg, Minnesota is a small city in Wabasha County known for its location in southeastern Minnesota’s bluff country and its proximity to outdoor recreation along the Zumbro River.
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D.
Blaine, Minnesota
Blaine, Minnesota is a suburban city in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area known for its residential communities, retail centers, and the National Sports Center complex.
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E.
Watertown, Minnesota
Watertown, Minnesota is a small city in Carver County known for its rural charm, proximity to the Twin Cities metro area, and access to the Crow River and regional parks.
- 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: Hinckley, Minnesota Target entity description: Hinckley, Minnesota is a small city in east-central Minnesota best known for the devastating Great Hinckley Fire of 1894 and its location roughly midway between the Twin Cities and Duluth.
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A.
Hamburg, Minnesota
Hamburg, Minnesota is a small rural city located in Carver County in the south-central part of the state.
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B.
Osseo, Minnesota
Osseo, Minnesota is a small suburban city in Hennepin County that forms part of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area.
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C.
Kellogg, Minnesota
Kellogg, Minnesota is a small city in Wabasha County known for its location in southeastern Minnesota’s bluff country and its proximity to outdoor recreation along the Zumbro River.
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D.
Blaine, Minnesota
Blaine, Minnesota is a suburban city in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area known for its residential communities, retail centers, and the National Sports Center complex.
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E.
Watertown, Minnesota
Watertown, Minnesota is a small city in Carver County known for its rural charm, proximity to the Twin Cities metro area, and access to the Crow River and regional parks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| areaCode | 320 ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Pine County, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
approximately 75 miles south of Duluth, Minnesota
ⓘ
approximately 80 miles north of Minneapolis–Saint Paul ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
approximately 1000 feet
ⓘ
approximately 305 meters ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasAnnualEvent | Hinckley Fire Memorial observances ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | Hinckley-Finlayson High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent | Great Hinckley Fire of 1894 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmark | Hinckley Fire Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocalEconomySector |
gaming and hospitality
ⓘ
retail services ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasMajorHighway |
Interstate 35
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minnesota State Highway 23 NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnesota State Highway 48 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Hinckley Fire Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTribe | Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailHistory | served by the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad ⓘ |
| hasTransportation | intercity bus service along Interstate 35 ⓘ |
| knownFor | Great Hinckley Fire of 1894 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Duluth, Minnesota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minneapolis–Saint Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | east-central Minnesota ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Grand Casino Hinckley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Croix State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hinckley Township, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestLargeCity |
Duluth, Minnesota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minneapolis, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Paul, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMetropolitanArea | none (rural regional center) ⓘ |
| postalCode | 55037 ⓘ |
| regionCode | US-MN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| schoolDistrict | Hinckley-Finlayson School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Minnesota ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
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surface form:
Central Daylight Time
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hinckley, Minnesota Description of subject: Hinckley, Minnesota is a small city in east-central Minnesota best known for the devastating Great Hinckley Fire of 1894 and its location roughly midway between the Twin Cities and Duluth.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.