Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Linwood, Iowa


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The result was redirect to Summit Township, Adair County, Iowa. – bradv  🍁  15:10, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

Linwood, Iowa

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Here we reach something of a nadir of sourcing, in that this, like a number of other Iowa GNIS-sourced entries, comes from a 1906 Iowa Geologic Survey map which also appears to be the only source for a number of other places. The topos and all aerials show absolutely nothing at this spot; it's not even a crossroads or the location of a house. There are some hits for a Linwood quarrying operation, but it appears to be elsewhere, as the quarry was on a rail line, and there are no rails near here. Mangoe (talk) 03:02, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
 * There was a Linwood in Scott County, which is where the quarry was. See also  at 41.42222°N, -94.62417°W and http://iagenweb.org/adair/citiestowns/postofficies.htm .  Uncle G (talk) 03:32, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 07:35, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Iowa-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 07:35, 20 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Redirect to Summit Township, Adair County, Iowa, where the Linwood post office was. I can find little sign that there was an actual community here, only a post office, which is worth noting, IMO, in the Summit Township article. Linwood appears on Rand McNally's 1903 map of Iowa, but it didn't even receive a circle indicating the exact location. I can find no other evidence that a community was located here. Firsfron of Ronchester  05:55, 23 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment Unlike the previous two, this one was not even a post office! Dr. Universe (talk) 05:49, 27 May 2021 (UTC)
 * There definitely was a Linwood Post Office, as it's shown on the map (at the southern limits of the township), but that's it. As far as I've been able to find, no-one considered this a community, not even a "post-hamlet". Firsfron of Ronchester  17:25, 27 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I was going by what was in the Wiki article. The other articles listed a reference to an old post office and this one didn't. Dr. Universe (talk) 18:38, 27 May 2021 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Missvain (talk) 23:51, 27 May 2021 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete - 1912 Iowa Gazetter has a discontinued post office. Beyond that, I can find through searching that the Linwood P.O. was paid $49.99 in 1899, that the post office was established in 1895, that someone sank a 300 foot mine shaft near Linwood in 1899, and that someone from Linwood was cured of gallstones in 1901.  No significant coverage or indication of notability that I could find. Hog Farm Talk 20:11, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 07:47, 4 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Redirect agree with comments above RickH86 (talk) 11:47, 4 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Redirect per above.4meter4 (talk) 13:14, 12 June 2021 (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.