Tenmile, Douglas County, Oregon

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Coordinates: 43°05′46″N 123°33′51″W / 43.096226°N 123.564245°W / 43.096226; -123.564245
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For other places with the same name, see Tenmile, Oregon.

Tenmile is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located on Oregon Route 42 southwest of Roseburg.

Although Tenmile is unincorporated, it has a post office by the same name.

ZIP code
is 97481.

History

Tenmile Post Office was so-named because a pioneer drove his cattle from Happy Valley in Douglas County to an area now known as Tenmile Valley.[3] The distance between the two places was about 10 miles.[3] The post office was established in 1870 as "Ten Mile" and changed to "Tenmile" in 1918.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tenmile
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tenmile Post Office
  3. ^
    ISBN 0-87595-277-1
    .

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