Place talk:Lucketts, Loudoun, Virginia, United States

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Need Redirect ? [14 June 2016]

Concerning the Place page: Place:Lucketts, Loudoun, Virginia, United States On this page is text copied from wikipedia:

"Lucketts is an unincorporated historic hamlet in Loudoun County, Virginia along U.S. Route 15 north of Leesburg. It was originally known as Black Swamp due to the large number of Black Oak trees growing in the area at the time of its settlement. From the late 18th century until the mid-19th century, it was known as Goresville."

So do we need a place page for Goresville (it is used in census records) and maybe Black Swamp to be redirected to Lucketts page? I'm wiki-challenged and won't even try to do it. --janiejac 18:38, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

Put the alt names and source in the alt name field. That takes care of the redirect if someone enters one of the older names. Do not create a separate Place page for a pre-1900 Place name. Hth. --cos1776 21:48, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
Done. Thanks
You didn't add a source to either name. Just to make sure we don't take everything Wikipedia says as gospel truth, what does Wikipedia show as the source for their information for either name? Just doing a little checking on-line, according to VA HomeTownLocator it appears that the name "Black Swamp" may actually be "Back Swamp," a populated location just south of Lucketts, and Goresville is a little south of that. So were these names actually former names or geographically close communities that may still exist today, even just as a unincorporated village. If you are in fact interested in the Lucketts community due to family connections, you may want to research it a little more closely before relying on Wikipedia as the source. Not to say it's wrong, just suggesting you may want to challenge the source of the info. Let me know if you find anything further out. Just curious. --BobC 00:57, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
I never even thought about double checking wikipedia sources! I just knew I had seen the name of Goresville and thought it should be either a place or a redirect to a place. Always a learning experience at WeRelate! A bit of a comfort to know you folks won't let me mess up too badly. --janiejac 13:45, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
It may not be the same place: "Goresville is located on Route 15, just a few miles south of Lucketts."[1] You may need to do additional research. -Moverton 19:34, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
Removed alt names! Crowd sourcing is great! --janiejac 01:14, 15 June 2016 (UTC)