Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Barce, Indiana

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The result was keep. Consensus that this was a recognised populated place, and thus passes WP:GEOLAND. (non-admin closure) Devonian Wombat (talk) 20:46, 5 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Barce, Indiana

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Another searching problem due to the local prominence of the name and due to Google trying to be smarter than I am, but sources indicate that this was a rail shipping point and nothing more. The line was abandoned early, but the tiny station building is still there, sitting between two farms. Mangoe (talk) 20:41, 28 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Geography and Indiana. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 20:58, 28 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect >> Center Township, Benton County, Indiana per Wikipedia:Geoland, which clearly states: If a Wikipedia article cannot be developed using known sources, information on the informal place should be included in the more general article on the legally recognized populated place or administrative subdivision that contains it.Djflem (talk) 04:10, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

And what information is that? The township article claims that it is an "unincorporated town", which is, as best we can tell, not true: that, after all, is why I made this nomination in the first place. As to the statement in the guideline, I do not agree that it retains consensus if indeed it ever had it. But we shall be discussing that soon. Mangoe (talk) 04:41, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Please provide links where 'retaining' consensus has been discussed/changed to buttress what otherwise is simply a personal opinion. Absent that, we follow what guidelines say.Djflem (talk) 06:34, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Having looked at the insertion of that sentence, I can find no evidence that it was ever anything but the opinion of the person who stuck it in there. Beyond that, we can discuss this over whether the guideline should be updated. Mangoe (talk) 12:15, 2 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: I added a source from 1908 that claims the population was 100 then. Could be local government puffery. It appears on local maps, admittedly not as much of anything. I can understand the nominator's rationale.--Milowent • ^hasspoken 21:45, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: per Wikipedia:HEY update since nomination. Djflem (talk) 17:10, 1 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Checking NewspaperArchive, I was able to find dozens of articles discussing Barce, including the rail station, the store, the change in the name of the town, info on the grain elevators, bus service, prominent residents, etc. There seemed to be no shortage of articles between the 1880s and about 1930, when Barce's fortunes faded. The last news articles talk about the closures of the store, the post office, etc. This was a noted and notable place once, with likely more than a hundred articles discussing events in Barce/East Fowler. I've expanded the article, but there's a lot more work to be done. I was also able to find population figures from the 1900 and 1920 US Census. The fact that this is now just a rail station and two farms is sad, but there is much history, here. Firsfron of Ronchester 02:45, 2 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Firsfron, HEY. ╠╣uw [talk] 09:14, 2 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.