Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Oroleve, California

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was delete. czar 03:57, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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An object example of how WP:GEOLAND has people creating articles which flagrantly fail to meet WP:GNG. I literally can find nothing on this supposed place beyond its appearance on a few topos. The highway department thinks that it is part of Clipper Mills; every reference I can see refers to the creek or other geologic feature. Wells's history of Butte County doesn't mention it. I just can't see notability. Mangoe (talk) 00:40, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. dibbydib ^boop or _snoop 00:45, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• I would agree with this proposal as there is no evidence of this town existing beyond a few weather forecasts. Additionally, this article hasn’t been edited since 2009 and it’s unlikely anyone can find enough sources to build a proper article. There is no properties at the coordinates I can find and those surrounding it are listed as ‘Clipper Mills’. kieran2001

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 00:53, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment Oroleve appears on all 12 of the topo maps of the location in the USGS historical map explorer tool. Some of these maps show a small cluster of buildings around its position on the map. Oroleve Creek is a creek whose headwaters are in that area. Going to do more investigation to see if Oroleve was ever a community as opposed to just a locale. The fact that it's been referred to by half a dozen spelling variations means this will take a little while. −−− Cactus Jack 🌵 03:37, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't find a source for that list of names. Mangoe (talk) 04:17, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

GNIS lists the variant names, sourced to "Dunn, Forrest D. A Collection of Places in Butte County. Chico, California: Association for Northern California Records and Research, Occasional Publication #3, 1977."

• Delete The only source I could find was that Oroleve Creek was polluted. This was probably a place name for the crossing of said creek.

SportingFlyer T·C 05:49, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete No coverage beyond maps and gazetteers. Typical erroneous GNIS stub. –dlthewave ☎ 15:06, 13 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete as a non-notable locale. --Lockley (talk) 11:28, 18 June 2020 (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.