Ten Mile, Pennsylvania
Ten Mile is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1]
History
Variant names were "Ten Mile Village" and "Tenmile".[1] A post office called Ten Mile was established in 1838, the name was changed to Tenmile in 1895, and the post office closed in 1955.[2] The community was named after nearby Tenmile Creek.[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ten Mile
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 128.
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