Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Swift, Illinois

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The result was delete. —Darkwind (talk) 07:46, 27 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Swift, Illinois

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Described as an unincorporated community in the article, which then goes to say that "Swift is actually not the name of the neighborhood. In fact, there is no true name for this neighborhood." Appears to be an arbitrary location rather than a real community; the article also does not cite any references. Delete for failing verifiability. - Mike Rosoft (talk) 05:39, 14 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Illinois-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 07:42, 14 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, as I have previously tagged it as possible hoax. — Mayast (talk) 08:12, 14 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. According to the USGS (422109), Swift is a U6 unincorporated community and its coordinates place it close to where the article says it is. The board at USGS accepted the name in 1980. • Gene93k (talk) 15:28, 14 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- For what it's worth, the GNIS classifies the location as a "populated place", with the following definition: "Place or area with clustered or scattered buildings and a permanent human population (city, settlement, town, village). A populated place is usually not incorporated and by definition has no legal boundaries. However, a populated place may have a corresponding "civil" record, the legal boundaries of which may or may not coincide with the perceived populated place. Distinct from Census and Civil classes." - Mike Rosoft (talk) 21:35, 14 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete There is a Swift in the GNIS, but it's not the same place as the apparent subject of this article. The Swift in the GNIS is located at the coordinates given in the article, but it's centered at Swift Road and Collins Avenue, which is a ways south of the location described in the article. The location in the GNIS (which is also on USGS topographic maps) is now part of Addison, as is most of the land between that location and the intersection of Swift Road and Army Trail Road. I can't find any other sources that refer to a Swift at either location (there's no news or book coverage, and it's not on IDOT maps of the county or township), so it's probably not worth changing the article to be about the GNIS-listed Swift. TheCatalyst31 ^{Reaction•Creation} 00:21, 15 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep It seems to be a recognized municipality according to Mapquest, and AOL. No other evidence found, but no need to rush to delete here. NOt so sure it exists, but I have 2 sources.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 14:17, 15 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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.