Tenmile, Douglas County, Oregon

Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

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.[2] The ZIP code is 97481.

## History

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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

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1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tenmile
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tenmile Post Office
3. ^ a b c 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

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* Images of Tenmile Post Office from waymarking.com

43°05′46″N 123°33′51″W﻿ / ﻿43.096226°N 123.564245°W﻿ / 43.096226; -123.564245

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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

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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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