Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hazelrigg, Indiana

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The result was Withdrawn‎. Thanks to User:Huwmanbeing for going the extra mile on this. (non-admin closure) Mangoe (talk) 23:50, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hazelrigg, Indiana[edit]

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This at first glance looks like a tiny town from the pattern of streets (namely, that there are any), but after further examination, it doesn't look right; it looks like they are really just driveways for a few properties. Anyway, every reference to it I've come across calls it a station on the Big Four, including the one cited in the article. The line is gone now, converted to a trail. Maybe someone wanted this to be a town, but I'm not finding evidence that happened. Mangoe (talk) 14:38, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Geography and Indiana. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 19:01, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete None of the existing sources on this article state any thing about this being a community. One guy owned all the land around the station according to the 5th source. I was unable to find any other sources to support this as an article.James.folsom (talk) 01:00, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Not finding much, but apparently this couple got married in Hazelrigg, Indiana, on August 15, 1952. Cielquiparle (talk) 10:47, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for that, it provides a point time to further scrutinize. But, I'm pretty sure that at best this is a rural area known as hazelrigg. For a population center in 1952 to have no discernible existence in 2024 is a a little dubious. For that to happen to a place and leave no news is even more stretching of credulity. James.folsom (talk) 20:23, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Not much more I can do with it. The 1950 census doesn't have a populated place called Hazelrigg. Donald's marriage license [1] doesn't mention Hazelrigg at all. There are two obituaries out there that state they were married Hazelrigg, but obituaries are not always reliable. There are not any other sources than GNIS. So there still isn't any reliable source that says it exists. The marriage announcement might be useful if anyone could find it. James.folsom (talk) 20:52, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. I did an old-school trip to the local library this weekend and found plenty of material affirming that Hazelrigg is indeed an actual town which, though small, has a long and documented history. (Please feel free to browse the references section.) Multiple history books identify it as a notable stopping point on the Big Four that grew from a station into a small town with residences, businesses, and a post office. It was also hit during the infamous 1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak and visited by Governor Branigin. I've gotten a start on expanding the article and have added some photos as well, but will continue to expand and refine it. I think the material so far sufficiently establishes that Hazelrigg (unlike some others) is a bona fide community and that retaining the article is merited. ╠╣uw [talk] 23:25, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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