Far West, Missouri, United States

E218261

historic settlement unincorporated community

Far West, Missouri, United States, was a 19th-century Latter Day Saint settlement that served as the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during a key period of Joseph Smith’s leadership.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Far West, Missouri	5
Far West, Missouri, United States canonical	4

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1968934 — 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: Far West, Missouri, United States
Context triple: [Joseph Smith, residence, Far West, Missouri, United States]

A. Sibley, Missouri
Sibley, Missouri is a small village in western Missouri known for its proximity to the historic Fort Osage site along the Missouri River.
B. Independence, Missouri, United States
Independence, Missouri, United States, is a historic city near Kansas City best known as the longtime home of U.S. President Harry S. Truman and a key center in the westward expansion of the United States.
C. Hannibal, Missouri
Hannibal, Missouri is a historic Mississippi River town best known as Mark Twain’s boyhood home and the inspiration for the settings of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
D. Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Kansas City, Missouri, United States, is a major Midwestern city known for its jazz heritage, distinctive barbecue cuisine, and significant role in American political history.
E. Wichita, Kansas, United States
Wichita, Kansas, United States, is the largest city in Kansas and a major regional center for aviation manufacturing and industry.
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: Far West, Missouri, United States
Target entity description: Far West, Missouri, United States, was a 19th-century Latter Day Saint settlement that served as the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during a key period of Joseph Smith’s leadership.

A. Sibley, Missouri
Sibley, Missouri is a small village in western Missouri known for its proximity to the historic Fort Osage site along the Missouri River.
B. Independence, Missouri, United States
Independence, Missouri, United States, is a historic city near Kansas City best known as the longtime home of U.S. President Harry S. Truman and a key center in the westward expansion of the United States.
C. Hannibal, Missouri
Hannibal, Missouri is a historic Mississippi River town best known as Mark Twain’s boyhood home and the inspiration for the settings of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
D. Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Kansas City, Missouri, United States, is a major Midwestern city known for its jazz heritage, distinctive barbecue cuisine, and significant role in American political history.
E. Wichita, Kansas, United States
Wichita, Kansas, United States, is the largest city in Kansas and a major regional center for aviation manufacturing and industry.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic settlement ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ
associatedWithLeader	Joseph Smith ⓘ
associatedWithOrganization	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (historical church founded by Joseph Smith) ⓘ linked to: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter Day Saint movement ⓘ linked to: Latter-day Saint movement churches
category	Former populated places in Missouri ⓘ Latter Day Saint historic sites ⓘ Unincorporated communities in Caldwell County, Missouri ⓘ
coordinatesType	geographic coordinates ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
currentUse	Latter-day Saint pilgrimage site ⓘ historic religious site ⓘ
datePlannedTempleCornerstonesLaid	July 4, 1838 ⓘ
foundedBy	Joseph Smith ⓘ Latter Day Saints ⓘ linked to: Latter Day Saint
hasNotableFeature	Far West temple site ⓘ cornerstones for a planned temple ⓘ
heritageDesignation	LDS historic site ⓘ
historicalEvent	Missouri Mormon War of 1838 ⓘ linked to: Mormon–Missouri conflict Mormon–Missouri conflict ⓘ
languageMajorityHistorical	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Caldwell County, Missouri ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	State of Missouri ⓘ linked to: Missouri
locatedInTime	19th century ⓘ
namedAfter	concept of the American Far West ⓘ
nearbyCity	Kansas City, Missouri metropolitan area ⓘ linked to: Kansas City metropolitan area Liberty, Missouri ⓘ
ownedBy	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ linked to: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
plannedTempleDedicatedBy	Joseph Smith ⓘ
populationPeakPeriod	late 1830s ⓘ
reasonForDecline	Missouri Executive Order 44 (Extermination Order) ⓘ expulsion of Latter Day Saints from Missouri ⓘ
religiousSignificance	site of early Latter Day Saint temple plans ⓘ symbol of early Mormon settlement in Missouri ⓘ
religiousTradition	Latter Day Saint movement ⓘ linked to: Latter-day Saint movement churches
roleInHistory	center of Mormon settlement in northern Missouri ⓘ major gathering place for Latter Day Saints in Missouri ⓘ
servedAs	headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
servedAsHeadquartersDuring	1838 ⓘ
timeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
transportationAccessCurrent	local roads in Caldwell County, Missouri ⓘ

How these facts were elicited