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Ten Mile, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°01′14″N 80°09′23″W / 40.02056°N 80.15639°W / 40.02056; -80.15639
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Ten Mile is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Pennsylvania.[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

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ten Mile
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 128.

40°01′14″N 80°09′23″W / 40.02056°N 80.15639°W / 40.02056; -80.15639