Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bethel, Rhode Island


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The result was redirect‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__ to Ashaway, Rhode Island. ✗ plicit  23:45, 13 May 2023 (UTC)

Bethel, Rhode Island

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Per discussion at Articles for deletion/Kierieian, Rhode Island and my inability to find any coverage of this supposed village, this appears to be fictional. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 15:09, 6 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Geography and Rhode Island. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 15:09, 6 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Redirect to Hopkinton, Rhode Island. This location does show up in GNIS and USGS National Map. There are also a few mentions of the lcoation, such as in this biography and this registration of churches (Also I'm not sure what Gr. means here). Admittedly there are not enough sources to prove the claims in the article. Its creator and largest contributor by far, P. Pearl-Lee C. Spears-Harris, haven't been active since 2014, so it's unlikely that they can provide any source for the article now. Tutwakhamoe (talk) 16:09, 6 May 2023 (UTC)
 * The second link in your third sentence refers to a place in Pennsylvania. It's just coincidental that Rhode Island immediately follows Pennsylvania in that alphabetical list, so that "Bethel Rhode Island" is a hit in the search. Deor (talk) 14:02, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Indeed, I found that exact source before nominating and realized it was a coincidence. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 14:04, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I guess I made a mistake when citing the page, but if you type in "Bethel, Rhode Island" in the searchbar, and click on the term "Bethel, Town of Hopkinton, RI, USA", it will take you to a place in RI, near Ashaway. Tutwakhamoe (talk) 04:06, 11 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Delete Unsourced, probably a hoax. QuicoleJR (talk) 19:52, 6 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete - Sources indicate that this may be (or have been) a real place, but these are passing mentions and there's no official recognition to establish notability under NPLACE. –dlthewave ☎ 16:17, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Ashaway, Rhode Island. Bethel did exist, apparently as a neighborhood in Ashaway:   There's certainly not enough to make it worth having an independent article, so redirecting to Ashaway (with a sentence or two there) would be best. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 22:01, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
 * This is true. The village of Ashaway included three named millseats with small factory villages in the 1870s--Bethel, Laureldale,and Oakland, all located on the Ashaway River in Hopkinton, Rhode Island. Refer to Beers 1870 Atlas of Rhode Island. Temperance Valley (talk) 17:27, 10 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Redirect to Ashaway, Rhode Island. as for above, and due to the fact it is located inside of it makes it seem like a part of ashaway and the fact that most residents dont even consider themselves a part of it makes it unnoticeable LuxembourgBoy42 (talk) 03:47, 9 May 2023 (UTC)


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