Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Barberville, Rhode Island

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The result was keep. Geschichte (talk) 20:50, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Barberville, Rhode Island

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Unlike other pages by the same creator, Barberville is noted on USGS maps. But it doesn't seem to have been a community in any sense of the word: there were never more than a handful of houses, and the only mentions I can find in sources are of the dam rather than the village. As such, it fails WP:GEOLAND. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 21:44, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comment GBooks searches bring up references to it as a village in Hopkinton, Rhode Island; I agree it doesn't seem to be a hoax. Doesn't seem to have had a post office, so probably best redirected to Hopkinton, per our guidance on places without legal recognition. Choess (talk) 22:29, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

According to the USGS, there was a Barberville P.O. for two years. Per 1901998: History: Established in 1854. Discontinued in 1856. Citation: Gallagher, John S. The Post Offices of Rhode Island. Burtonsville, Maryland: The Depot, 1977. p23, and FWIW 1217896. • Gene93k (talk) 23:00, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 22:52, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Rhode Island-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 22:52, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Another comment: Google Books has a second hand mention as a village in Hopkinton. The self-published 1868 family history book [1] includes an 1865 (state?) census of Washington County (population 48). No objection to a redirect to Hopkinton, Rhode Island. • Gene93k (talk) 00:04, 30 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: I added some cites in five minutes of looking. It is listed in 1880 U.S. Census and and an various places as a small village/hamlet.--Milowent • ^hasspoken 16:28, 30 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Evidence found by Milowent and others show Barberville as a historic village of Hopkinton, Rhode Island. Even if the stub falls short of a strict reading of WP:GEOLAND for a stand-alone article, it is notable detail missing from the rather sparse Hopkinton page. The content can use a copy edit, though. • Gene93k (talk) 16:53, 30 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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