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::::"Unincorporated communities" in the U.S., other than [[Census-designated place]]s, do not have any defined boundaries, and so there are no reliable sources for area, population, etc. Yes, they are usually in a wider entity such as a county, parish, or borough, but some unincorporated communities span two or more such entities ([[Melrose, Florida]] spreads into four different counties, for example). [[User talk onald Albury|Donald Albury]] 16:49, 1 May 2024 (UTC) | ::::"Unincorporated communities" in the U.S., other than [[Census-designated place]]s, do not have any defined boundaries, and so there are no reliable sources for area, population, etc. Yes, they are usually in a wider entity such as a county, parish, or borough, but some unincorporated communities span two or more such entities ([[Melrose, Florida]] spreads into four different counties, for example). [[User talkonald Albury|Donald Albury]] 16:49, 1 May 2024 (UTC) |
| :::::Case in point: I "*****" still not clear where [[Gorgas, Alabama]] actually is, and I created that article. [[They Live on the Land|It had an entire book written about it]] so I have to assume it's notable, but these "unincorporated communities" seem capable of shifting location over time, have no actual centre. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Gorgas,_Alabama&diff=1140814709&oldid=992363273 This recent comment on the talk page] indicates there are two places called Gorgas, neighbouring each other, but it would be great to get more sourcing to confirm this. [[User:FOARP|FOARP]] ([[User talk:FOARP|talk]]) 09:32, 2 May 2024 (UTC) | :::::Case in point: I "*****" still not clear where [[Gorgas, Alabama]] actually is, and I created that article. [[They Live on the Land|It had an entire book written about it]] so I have to assume it's notable, but these "unincorporated communities" seem capable of shifting location over time, have no actual centre. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Gorgas,_Alabama&diff=1140814709&oldid=992363273 This recent comment on the talk page] indicates there are two places called Gorgas, neighbouring each other, but it would be great to get more sourcing to confirm this. [[User:FOARP|FOARP]] ([[User talk:FOARP|talk]]) 09:32, 2 May 2024 (UTC) |
| ::::::Yes, I completely agree that unincorporated communities can be difficult to describe and to source. However, my point about them being a red herring is that the same issues apply to small settlements throughout the world and are not in any way unique to the US, apart from the [[Hypostasis (linguistics)|Hypostasis]] of the descriptive term "unincorporated community" into some sort of actual thing. [[User:Bkonrad|older]] ≠ [[User talk:Bkonrad|wiser]] 11:16, 2 May 2024 (UTC) | |
| ===What other national gazetteers are we using, anyway?=== | ===What other national gazetteers are we using, anyway?=== |
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