Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Deadman Crossing, Ohio

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The result was delete‎. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 19:32, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Deadman Crossing, Ohio

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WP:GEOLAND. Previously deleted via PROD, restored following RFUD with the justification Expired PROD says it was tagged as a nn railroad crossing and failed WP:GEOLAND. It's actually an unincorporated community, and as such per GEOLAND is actually supposed to be presumed notable. This is erroneous, however, as the sole source for the article is a GNIS listing, and GEOLAND specifies that GNIS listings do not satisfy its criterion on their own and are unreliable. I was unable to find any coverage other than GNIS mirrors searching on Google Scholar and Google Books. _signed,Rosguill ^talk 17:17, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply

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Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Geography and Ohio. _signed,Rosguill ^talk 17:17, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Was called Deadman Crossing as early as 1906, but was always just a literal railroad crossing, with no buildings or anything else suggesting a community: [1]. Never mentioned in a history of Ross County: [2]. Besides GNIS, other mentions could be found but these were all trivial and dealt with local geology, mentioning it as a site but never as a community. Another nonexistent place conjured out of thin air by GNIS. WeirdNAnnoyed (talk) 01:00, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I find very little, seems to be a rural community, It is not the location of the notorious Deadman's Crossing, which is dangerous train crossing located elsewhere in Ohio.James.folsom (talk) 21:52, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Non-notable railroad crossing. GNIS is not a reliable source to establish notability and does not mention an unincorporated community. –dlthewave ☎ 14:39, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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