Tenmile, Douglas County, 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.[2] The 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
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tenmile
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tenmile Post Office
- McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 943. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
External links
- Images of Tenmile Post Office from waymarking.com
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