San Augustine, Texas
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San Augustine, Texas is a historic small town in East Texas known as one of the state’s oldest Anglo-American settlements and an early political and cultural center of the Republic of Texas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| San Augustine, Texas canonical | 7 |
| San Augustine Municipality, Mexican Texas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6558776 — 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: San Augustine, Texas Context triple: [James Pinckney Henderson, residence, San Augustine, Texas]
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A.
Nacogdoches, Texas
Nacogdoches, Texas is a historic East Texas city often regarded as the oldest town in the state and known for its early role in Texas history.
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B.
San Juan, Texas
San Juan, Texas is a small city in Hidalgo County in the Rio Grande Valley region of South Texas, known for its strong Hispanic heritage and proximity to the U.S.–Mexico border.
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C.
Ector, Texas
Ector, Texas is a small rural town located in Fannin County in northeastern Texas, known for its close-knit community and agricultural surroundings.
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D.
Santa Fe, Texas
Santa Fe, Texas is a small city in Galveston County known for its rural character and location within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
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E.
Navasota, Texas
Navasota, Texas is a small city in Grimes County that serves as a historic railroad and commercial hub within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
- 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: San Augustine, Texas Target entity description: San Augustine, Texas is a historic small town in East Texas known as one of the state’s oldest Anglo-American settlements and an early political and cultural center of the Republic of Texas.
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A.
Nacogdoches, Texas
Nacogdoches, Texas is a historic East Texas city often regarded as the oldest town in the state and known for its early role in Texas history.
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B.
San Juan, Texas
San Juan, Texas is a small city in Hidalgo County in the Rio Grande Valley region of South Texas, known for its strong Hispanic heritage and proximity to the U.S.–Mexico border.
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C.
Ector, Texas
Ector, Texas is a small rural town located in Fannin County in northeastern Texas, known for its close-knit community and agricultural surroundings.
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D.
Santa Fe, Texas
Santa Fe, Texas is a small city in Galveston County known for its rural character and location within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
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E.
Navasota, Texas
Navasota, Texas is a small city in Grimes County that serves as a historic railroad and commercial hub within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| areaCode | 936 ⓘ |
| category |
Cities in San Augustine County, Texas
ⓘ
County seats in Texas ⓘ Populated places in Deep East Texas ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | San Augustine County, Texas ⓘ |
| economicBase |
agriculture
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 351 feet ⓘ |
| feature |
historic churches
ⓘ
museum and heritage sites ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Anglo-American settlement ⓘ |
| governmentType | general-law municipality ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | San Augustine Commercial Historic District ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early cultural center of the Republic of Texas
ⓘ
early political center of the Republic of Texas ⓘ one of the oldest Anglo-American settlements in Texas ⓘ |
| knownFor |
19th-century architecture
ⓘ
historic courthouse square ⓘ role in early Texas independence politics ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Texas
ⓘ
United States South ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
|
| locatedNear |
Sabine National Forest
ⓘ
Sam Rayburn Reservoir ⓘ
linked to:
Lake Rayburn (Sam Rayburn Reservoir)
|
| namedFor |
Saint Augustine of Hippo
ⓘ
linked to:
Augustine of Hippo
|
| onHighway |
Texas State Highway 21
ⓘ
U.S. Route 96 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Deep East Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
East Texas
historic El Camino Real de los Tejas corridor ⓘ |
| populationTrend | small town ⓘ |
| postalCode | 75972 ⓘ |
| region |
Piney Woods
ⓘ
linked to:
Piney Woods (Texas)
|
| role | county seat of San Augustine County, Texas ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Daylight Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Time Zone
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Augustine, Texas Description of subject: San Augustine, Texas is a historic small town in East Texas known as one of the state’s oldest Anglo-American settlements and an early political and cultural center of the Republic of Texas.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: San Augustine, Texas