Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sierra Vista, Madera County, California


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The result was delete.  JGHowes   talk  02:14, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

Sierra Vista, Madera County, California

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In the first place, this place doesn't exist anymore: the spot is now in a farm field. But going back through the topos reveals a row of buildings including a few substantial structures; but more importantly, one shows a siding peeling off the railroad and crossing the road to enter the middle of this "settlement", suggesting a commercial or industrial complex rather than a town. And after some other searching, I found that this was once the Sierra Vista Vineyard Co., an early winery operation put out of business, if I understand properly, by prohibition. This 1968 article from the Madera Tribune explains the history of the place. Considering the work I had to go through to dig this up, I don't think the winery was notable, but in any case it certainly wasn't an "unincorporated community" or any kind of settlement at all. Mangoe (talk) 05:21, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 05:23, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 05:23, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   20:41, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:NCORP. From this source it appears to be a winery business, not an actual hamlet. It is incidental that grape pickers might have lived there seasonally. Bearian (talk) 00:21, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete. No post office.  Newspapers.com was not very helpful, though searching for "Sierra Vista Vineyards" found a few articles.  is a bit confusing.  It describes an accident at Sierra Vista Vineyards has happening in front of the foreman's home, though it states that the foreman lived in Minturn, California, which is south of Sierra Vista.  Other than that I found no coverage of anyone living at Sierra Vista.  As Sierra Vista is not legally recognized and as it has at best minor trivial coverage, neither #1 nor #2 of WP:GEOLAND are met.  This locale is non-notable and the article should be deleted. Cxbrx (talk) 17:31, 18 January 2021 (UTC)


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