Madisonville, Kentucky

E444109

city county seat

Madisonville, Kentucky is a small city in western Kentucky known historically for coal mining and as a regional hub for commerce and healthcare.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Madisonville, Kentucky canonical	7
Madisonville, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area	1
Madisonville, Kentucky, United States	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3504397 — 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: Madisonville, Kentucky
Context triple: [Western Kentucky, contains, Madisonville, Kentucky]

A. Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Hopkinsville, Kentucky is a small city in southwestern Kentucky known for its proximity to the Fort Campbell military installation and its role as a regional commercial and agricultural center.
B. Brownsville, Kentucky
Brownsville, Kentucky is a small city that serves as the county seat of Edmonson County and a gateway to nearby Mammoth Cave National Park.
C. Scottsville, Kentucky
Scottsville, Kentucky is a small city that serves as the county seat of Allen County and a local hub for the surrounding rural region.
D. Sadieville, Kentucky
Sadieville, Kentucky is a small rural city in Scott County known for its historic railroad roots and quiet, small-town character.
E. Paris, Kentucky
Paris, Kentucky is a small historic city in Bourbon County known for its role in the heart of Kentucky’s Bluegrass horse country and its preserved 19th-century architecture.
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: Madisonville, Kentucky
Target entity description: Madisonville, Kentucky is a small city in western Kentucky known historically for coal mining and as a regional hub for commerce and healthcare.

A. Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Hopkinsville, Kentucky is a small city in southwestern Kentucky known for its proximity to the Fort Campbell military installation and its role as a regional commercial and agricultural center.
B. Brownsville, Kentucky
Brownsville, Kentucky is a small city that serves as the county seat of Edmonson County and a gateway to nearby Mammoth Cave National Park.
C. Scottsville, Kentucky
Scottsville, Kentucky is a small city that serves as the county seat of Allen County and a local hub for the surrounding rural region.
D. Sadieville, Kentucky
Sadieville, Kentucky is a small rural city in Scott County known for its historic railroad roots and quiet, small-town character.
E. Paris, Kentucky
Paris, Kentucky is a small historic city in Bourbon County known for its role in the heart of Kentucky’s Bluegrass horse country and its preserved 19th-century architecture.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ county seat ⓘ
areaCode	270 ⓘ 364 ⓘ
climate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
countySeatOf	Hopkins County, Kentucky ⓘ
GNISFeatureID	0493410 ⓘ
governmentType	mayor–council government ⓘ
hasIndustry	coal industry ⓘ education services ⓘ healthcare sector ⓘ retail trade ⓘ
hasTransportation	Interstate 69 ⓘ U.S. Route 41 ⓘ
knownFor	coal mining ⓘ regional commerce ⓘ regional healthcare services ⓘ
locatedIn	Hopkins County, Kentucky ⓘ Ohio River watershed ⓘ linked to: Ohio River basin United States South ⓘ
namedAfter	James Madison ⓘ
postalCode	42431 ⓘ
region	Western Kentucky ⓘ
role	regional hub for commerce ⓘ regional hub for healthcare ⓘ
state	Kentucky ⓘ
subdivisionType	city of Kentucky ⓘ
timeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
timeZoneDST	Central Daylight Time ⓘ linked to: Central Time Zone

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Western Kentucky → contains → Madisonville, Kentucky ⓘ

Crofton, Kentucky → locatedSouthOf → Madisonville, Kentucky ⓘ

Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area → hasPrincipalCity → Madisonville, Kentucky ⓘ

Madisonville Regional Campus → locatedIn → Madisonville, Kentucky ⓘ

Hopkins County, Kentucky → countySeat → Madisonville, Kentucky ⓘ

Hopkins County, Kentucky → largestCity → Madisonville, Kentucky ⓘ

Hopkins County, Kentucky → hasSettlement → Madisonville, Kentucky ⓘ

Frank Ramsey → placeOfDeath → Madisonville, Kentucky, United States ⓘ

linked to: Madisonville, Kentucky

Kentucky statistical areas → hasComponent → Madisonville, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area ⓘ