Cross Plains, Texas, United States
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Cross Plains, Texas, United States is a small rural town best known as the longtime home and death place of pulp fiction writer Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Barbarian.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cross Plains, Texas | 3 |
| Cross Plains, Texas, United States canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20752141 — 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: Cross Plains, Texas, United States Context triple: [Robert E. Howard, placeOfDeath, Cross Plains, Texas, United States]
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A.
Plains, Texas, United States
Plains, Texas, United States, is a small town in Yoakum County known as a rural West Texas community and the birthplace of Pro Football Hall of Famer Bulldog Turner.
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B.
Plains, Texas
Plains, Texas is a small town in western Texas that serves as the administrative and economic center of Yoakum County.
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C.
Prairie Lea, Texas
Prairie Lea, Texas is a small unincorporated rural community in Caldwell County known for its historic roots in Central Texas near the San Marcos River.
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D.
Tarkington Prairie, Texas
Tarkington Prairie, Texas is a rural unincorporated community in Liberty County known for its agricultural landscape and small-town character in Southeast Texas.
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E.
Pineland, Texas, United States
Pineland, Texas, United States is a small East Texas town best known as the birthplace of Basketball Hall of Famer Teresa Weatherspoon.
- 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: Cross Plains, Texas, United States Target entity description: Cross Plains, Texas, United States is a small rural town best known as the longtime home and death place of pulp fiction writer Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Barbarian.
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A.
Plains, Texas, United States
Plains, Texas, United States, is a small town in Yoakum County known as a rural West Texas community and the birthplace of Pro Football Hall of Famer Bulldog Turner.
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B.
Plains, Texas
Plains, Texas is a small town in western Texas that serves as the administrative and economic center of Yoakum County.
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C.
Prairie Lea, Texas
Prairie Lea, Texas is a small unincorporated rural community in Caldwell County known for its historic roots in Central Texas near the San Marcos River.
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D.
Tarkington Prairie, Texas
Tarkington Prairie, Texas is a rural unincorporated community in Liberty County known for its agricultural landscape and small-town character in Southeast Texas.
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E.
Pineland, Texas, United States
Pineland, Texas, United States is a small East Texas town best known as the birthplace of Basketball Hall of Famer Teresa Weatherspoon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cross Plains, Texas, United States
linked to: Cross Plains, Texas, United States
subject linked to:
Biography of Robert E. Howard "Dark Valley Destiny"
linked to: Cross Plains, Texas, United States