Tenmile, West Virginia

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Tenmile (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°52′26″N80°11′22″W / 38.87389°N 80.18944°W / 38.87389; -80.18944 Coordinates: 38°52′26″N80°11′22″W / 38.87389°N 80.18944°W / 38.87389; -80.18944
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Upshur
Elevation
1,617 ft (493 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1547957 [1]

Tenmile is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States.

The community took its name from nearby Tenmile Creek. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tenmile, West Virginia
  2. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 622.