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
^ ^a ^b ^c McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) . Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 943. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.

External links

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[GNIS-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tenmile

[GNIS2-2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tenmile Post Office

[OGN-3] McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) . Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 943. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Douglas County, Oregon, United States
County seat: Roseburg
Cities	Canyonville Drain Elkton Glendale Myrtle Creek Oakland Reedsport Riddle Roseburg Sutherlin Winston Yoncalla	Douglas County map
CDPs	Days Creek Dillard Fair Oaks Gardiner Glide Green Lookingglass Melrose Roseburg North Tri-City Winchester Bay
Unincorporated communities	Anlauf Ash Azalea Brockway Camas Valley Clearwater Cleveland Curtin Drew Elkhead Idleyld Park Kellogg Leona Millwood Milo Nonpareil Peel Rice Hill Round Prairie Scottsburg Shady Steamboat Tenmile Tiller Tyee Umpqua Union Gap Wilbur Winchester
Indian reservations	Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Reservation‡ Cow Creek Reservation
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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