Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Atkinson, Indiana

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The result was keep. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 16:24, 5 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Atkinson, Indiana

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This one is a borderline case, and as usual a last name as a place name presents searching difficulties. It's quite clear that the Atkinson family was prominent in the county; what I cannot find is good evidence that there was a town at this location and not just a rail point. The only clear reference I could find referred to it as "Atkinson Station". I can't get into the county history book but I'm wary when I can't get at the context in these works; I've been burned too often. The school complexes at the site show no awareness of the place name. Mangoe (talk) 14:49, 28 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Geography and Indiana. Shellwood (talk) 15:44, 28 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. I was able to find quite a few newspaper articles about Atkinson, Indiana in NewspaperArchive by searching for "village of Atkinson". I also found population figures for Atkinson from the 1890, 1900, and 1920 census. I also found information about Atkinson area schools in documents available at the Library of Congress. I've expanded the article a little. More work will need to be done, but there are many sources, and it's clear this was/is a notable community, albeit a small one. Firsfron of Ronchester 02:14, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: per Wikipedia:HEY update since nomination. Satisfactory ref'd. Djflem (talk) 17:14, 1 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: per Djflem. --Doncram (talk) 21:23, 4 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.