Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jimtown, Indiana


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was   keep. Consensus is that the article itself should be kept. Whether the final article title should use "Jimtown" or "Jamestown" is not decided here, and must be resolved using the normal WP:DR pathways. 02:56, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

Jimtown, Indiana

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Looks like a hoax as there is no Jimtown in Indiana The Banner talk 10:08, 6 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete: Checked Google Maps. There's a Jimtown High School in Elkhart, Indiana, but that's it. Prof. Squirrel (talk) 11:07, 6 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep. An entire chapter about Jimtown in the Arcadia book Around Nappanee: Hometowns of the Heritage Trail    There is, or at least was, a Jimtown Historical Museum: see mentions at   Seems to be a real community with a defined identity and history, and as such probably deserves its own article under our gazetteer function.  Alternatively could consider merging into Baugo Township, Elkhart County, Indiana, but I think there's enough here to justify the separate article. --Arxiloxos (talk) 15:38, 6 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Revise comment: Per Deor's comment below, if there's a merge (and there probably should be) it should be with Jamestown, Elkhart County, Indiana; whether "Jamestown" or "Jimtown" is the principal title of the article can be decided by the usual editorial processes. --Arxiloxos (talk) 16:55, 7 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Indiana-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:10, 7 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep. Under normal circumstances, I would check any disputed U.S. place name article using Geographic Names Information System, but that resource is offline due to the U.S. government shutdown. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 09:58, 7 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Comment. Hmm, this is a perplexing one. Both the USGS topographical map and Google Maps call the place Jamestown. On the other hand, this 1951 map of Baugo Township labels it Jimtown. The local public schools definitely use the name Jimtown, but there's a preschool, a church, and some other businesses that use Jamestown in their names. Earlier this year, a single editor created this article and redirected the previously existing Jamestown, Elkhart County, Indiana to it. My first impulse is to suggest that the USGS map be treated as the most authoritative current source and to recommend restoring the Jamestown article and reversing the redirect, but more research is probably needed. (Note that the book linked by Arxiloxos refers to "Jamestown, generally better known today as Jimtown", which might be taken to suggest that "Jimtown" is a nickname for a place that is more properly named Jamestown.) Deor (talk) 13:33, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Ah, thank you, I somehow overlooked the earlier Jamestown, Elkhart County, Indiana article (and I even looked to see if there was something like that!) I am indifferent to whether Jamestown or Jimtown is the principal title, as long as suitable redirects are included; and we can also now move to improve the article a bit based on the sources dug up here. --Arxiloxos (talk) 16:55, 7 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep: And its probably the better name now, but that can be decided later.--Milowent • hasspoken  05:50, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 02:03, 13 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep; whether it's Jimtown or Jamestown, this clearly is verifiable as existing, and under Wikipedia's remit as a gazzeteer under the Five Pillars it is therefore notable. Which name is correct is something to be discussed at the article talk page, not AfD. - The Bushranger One ping only 14:04, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep. See USGS. Bearian (talk) 15:42, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
 * That GNIS page is for a place completely different from the topic of this article. That's in Gibson County in southwestern Indiana; the article's place is in the northern part of the state, in Elkhart County. The correct GNIS page is this one, which calls it Jamestown (with "Jimtown" listed as a "variant name"). Deor (talk) 16:00, 17 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Reinstate Jamestown, Elkhart County, Indiana and redirect Jimtown. Jamestown is the primary name. Jamestown was the established article. The author of Jimtown started a second page, and he/she redirected the original article after a merge was proposed. • Gene93k (talk) 16:19, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Reinstate and redirect to Jamestown per Gene93k, Jamestown seems to be the correct name unless we can find reliable sources saying that Jimtown is more common. --Cerebellum (talk) 01:07, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
 * 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.