Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Larland, Iowa

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) dudhhr_Contribs 01:38, 13 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Larland, Iowa[edit]

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They raised Herefords rather than shorthorns, and no pigs that I've seen, but other than that it's just like the other old post office in Iowa. No evidence of a town. Mangoe (talk) 02:39, 22 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Iowa-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 04:23, 22 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 04:24, 22 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

In the 1915 Andrews's History of Audubon County this is in chapter 20's list of OBSOLETE POSTOFFICES, with two dates and nothing else. The 1918 Polk's Gazetteer says "a discontinued postoffice in Audubon county". That's the sum total of anything that I can find, apart from the cattle breeding advertisements. Not even the dead "ghost towns" source claims that it is a town, and it gets the dates wrong. Melville Township, Audubon County, Iowa#History has plenty of space for a list of post offices with dates; or indeed Audubon County, Iowa#History. Uncle G (talk) 01:31, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 08:37, 29 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep. It has been possible for both Milowent and me to expand this article. Larland had a population of 28, according to Cram's 1902 Atlas, so this was a real (and noted), albeit small, community, not a USGS error, and not just a post office. There's real history here, and because the community is in Audubon County, with a historic newspaper archive freely accessed, just about anyone could add sourced details to the article. Firsfron of Ronchester 18:29, 3 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 00:17, 6 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per Firsfron.4meter4 (talk) 23:24, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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