Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Walkers Crossing, West Virginia

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The result was delete. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 08:22, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Walkers Crossing, West Virginia[edit]

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I have doubts that this one is notable. Coincidentally, the two closest places are both iffy- Scott, West Virginia (AfD discussion) and Tallmans, West Virginia (AfD discussion). 1906, 1924, and 1926 topos show one or two buildings where a road meets the railroad. By next small-scale topo (1961), the name is gone. Appears in 1899 geological survey of WV as a railroad stop between Washington and Meldahls; exact same situation in the 1903 version as well. Listed as a B&O station in 1906. Nothing on newspapers.com. Appears in maps on this Corps of Engineers report on the Ohio River as "Walkers Crossing Sta.", but with no description. Hamill Kenny's book of West Virginia place names lists Walkers Crossing in a list of place names derived from the railroad, but gives no details as to what Walkers Crossing was. Found some passing mentions in soil surveys and in lists of railroad stops. Not in Leavengood's history of Wood County. This seems to be a minor railroad station that lacks in-depth coverage and is not notable. Hog Farm _Talk 04:40, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. Hog Farm _Talk 04:40, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of West Virginia-related deletion discussions. Hog Farm _Talk 04:40, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - No evidence of legal recognition. No evidence of WP:GNG. Fails WP:GEOLAND. FOARP (talk) 09:39, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Kenny in fact lists it in the same sentence as Scott. A Northwestern Virginia Railroad Company report from 1853 informs us that it was next to Walker's Farm. This indicates that it was a farm crossing. But I cannot find out anything more about it. This is not notable. Uncle G (talk) 11:15, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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