Bellefontaine, Ohio
E94746
Bellefontaine, Ohio is a small city in Logan County known historically as a regional railroad hub and for having one of the first concrete-paved streets in the United States.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bellefontaine, Ohio canonical | 7 |
| Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States of America | 2 |
| Bellefontaine Outlier | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T792383 — 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, Ohio Context triple: [Melville J. Herskovits, placeOfBirth, Bellefontaine, Ohio]
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A.
Dennison, Ohio
Dennison, Ohio is a small village in eastern Ohio historically known as a key railroad hub and World War II canteen stop for troop trains.
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B.
Juneautown
Juneautown was one of the original 19th-century settlements that later became part of the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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C.
Norwalk, Ohio
Norwalk, Ohio is a small city in northern Ohio that serves as the county seat of Huron County and a regional hub for the surrounding rural communities.
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D.
Steubenville, Ohio
Steubenville, Ohio is a historic industrial city along the Ohio River known for its steel production heritage and role as a regional transportation hub.
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E.
Greenhills, Ohio
Greenhills, Ohio is a planned New Deal-era "greenbelt" community near Cincinnati, developed in the 1930s as a model suburban town with integrated green spaces and community facilities.
- 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, Ohio Target entity description: Bellefontaine, Ohio is a small city in Logan County known historically as a regional railroad hub and for having one of the first concrete-paved streets in the United States.
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A.
Dennison, Ohio
Dennison, Ohio is a small village in eastern Ohio historically known as a key railroad hub and World War II canteen stop for troop trains.
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B.
Juneautown
Juneautown was one of the original 19th-century settlements that later became part of the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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C.
Norwalk, Ohio
Norwalk, Ohio is a small city in northern Ohio that serves as the county seat of Huron County and a regional hub for the surrounding rural communities.
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D.
Steubenville, Ohio
Steubenville, Ohio is a historic industrial city along the Ohio River known for its steel production heritage and role as a regional transportation hub.
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E.
Greenhills, Ohio
Greenhills, Ohio is a planned New Deal-era "greenbelt" community near Cincinnati, developed in the 1930s as a model suburban town with integrated green spaces and community facilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
street ⓘ |
| category |
Cities in Ohio
ⓘ
County seats in Ohio ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Logan County, Ohio ⓘ |
| demographics | small-city population size ⓘ |
| economicHistory |
railroad-related industries
ⓘ
service-based local economy ⓘ |
| foundIn | United States Census data ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode |
326
ⓘ
937 ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | Bellefontaine City Schools ⓘ |
| hasFacility | Bellefontaine Regional Airport ⓘ |
| hasFeature | downtown historic district ⓘ |
| hasLandmark | Logan County Courthouse ⓘ |
| hasPart | Court Avenue ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 43311 ⓘ |
| hasTransportationHistory | railroad junction ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early concrete paving
ⓘ
having one of the first concrete-paved streets in the United States ⓘ historic regional railroad hub ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Logan County seat region
ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Indian Lake region (Ohio) ⓘ |
| location |
Bellefontaine, Ohio
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
Bellefontaine, Ohio self-linksurface differs ⓘ near Bellefontaine, Ohio ⓘ near Bellefontaine, Ohio ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bellefontaine (French phrase meaning “beautiful fountain”) ⓘ |
| near | Campbell Hill, highest point in Ohio ⓘ |
| observes |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Standard Time
|
| partOf | Logan County micropolitan area ⓘ |
| railroadHistory | served by multiple rail lines in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ |
| region |
Appalachian Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Glaciated Allegheny Plateau
|
| roadAccess |
State Route 47
ⓘ
State Route 540 ⓘ U.S. Route 33 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 68 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadInfrastructureHistory | early adoption of concrete street paving ⓘ |
| role | county seat of Logan County, Ohio ⓘ |
| serves | Bellefontaine, Ohio self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| state | Ohio ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bellefontaine, Ohio Description of subject: Bellefontaine, Ohio is a small city in Logan County known historically as a regional railroad hub and for having one of the first concrete-paved streets in the United States.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Court Avenue
subject surface form:
Logan County Courthouse
subject surface form:
Bellefontaine City Schools
this entity surface form:
Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States of America
this entity surface form:
Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States of America
subject surface form:
Western Ohio
this entity surface form:
Bellefontaine Outlier