Kelton, Utah
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Kelton, Utah is a historic ghost town in northern Utah that once served as an important stop along the First Transcontinental Railroad.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kelton, Utah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8880706 — 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: Kelton, Utah Context triple: [Box Elder County, Utah, contains, Kelton, Utah]
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A.
Elwood, Utah
Elwood, Utah is a small rural town located in northern Utah within the Bear River Valley.
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B.
Kearns, Utah
Kearns, Utah is a suburban community in Salt Lake County best known as the site of the Utah Olympic Oval, a premier speed skating venue from the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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C.
Randlett, Utah
Randlett, Utah is a small community in northeastern Utah located within the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation, an area associated with the Ute Indian Tribe.
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D.
Lynndyl, Utah
Lynndyl, Utah is a small rural town in central Utah known for its agricultural surroundings and proximity to major rail lines.
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E.
Blanding, Utah
Blanding, Utah is a small city in southeastern Utah that serves as a gateway community to the Bears Ears region and numerous archaeological and outdoor recreation sites on the Colorado Plateau.
- 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: Kelton, Utah Target entity description: Kelton, Utah is a historic ghost town in northern Utah that once served as an important stop along the First Transcontinental Railroad.
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A.
Elwood, Utah
Elwood, Utah is a small rural town located in northern Utah within the Bear River Valley.
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B.
Kearns, Utah
Kearns, Utah is a suburban community in Salt Lake County best known as the site of the Utah Olympic Oval, a premier speed skating venue from the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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C.
Randlett, Utah
Randlett, Utah is a small community in northeastern Utah located within the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation, an area associated with the Ute Indian Tribe.
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D.
Lynndyl, Utah
Lynndyl, Utah is a small rural town in central Utah known for its agricultural surroundings and proximity to major rail lines.
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E.
Blanding, Utah
Blanding, Utah is a small city in southeastern Utah that serves as a gateway community to the Bears Ears region and numerous archaeological and outdoor recreation sites on the Colorado Plateau.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ghost town
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| category |
former populated places in Box Elder County, Utah
ⓘ
ghost towns in Utah ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| connectedBy | stage lines ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Boise, Idaho
ⓘ
linked to:
Boise, Idaho, United States
Idaho City, Idaho ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentUse |
archaeological interest area
ⓘ
historical site ⓘ |
| declineCause |
railroad route changes
ⓘ
reduction in rail traffic ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
freight shipping
ⓘ
railroad support services ⓘ stagecoach services ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 4300–4400 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| feature |
cemetery
ⓘ
railroad grade remnants ⓘ scattered foundations ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Box Elder County (county jurisdiction)
ⓘ
linked to:
Box Elder County
|
| historicalRole |
freight transfer point
ⓘ
railroad town ⓘ stagecoach connection point ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | served as a key link between the transcontinental railroad and mining regions in Idaho ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Box Elder County, Utah
ⓘ
Utah ⓘ northern Utah ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn | First Transcontinental Railroad ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kelton, a railroad official or contractor (attributed) ⓘ |
| near |
Great Salt Lake Desert
ⓘ
Promontory Mountains ⓘ |
| partOf | historic transcontinental railroad corridor ⓘ |
| peakPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| railroadServedBy |
Central Pacific Railroad
ⓘ
Southern Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| region | Great Basin ⓘ |
| servedAs | important stop on the First Transcontinental Railroad ⓘ |
| status |
abandoned settlement
ⓘ
ghost town ⓘ |
| transportationMode |
railroad
ⓘ
stagecoach ⓘ wagon freight ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kelton, Utah Description of subject: Kelton, Utah is a historic ghost town in northern Utah that once served as an important stop along the First Transcontinental Railroad.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.