Welcome to Ten Mile ...

Ten Mile is located in Macon County<1>.

The location of Ten Mile has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ten Mile, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

Ten Mile is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ten Mile lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ten Mile is located in the (660) area code.

Communities Also Named Ten Mile ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Ten Mile: This one is located in Macon County and the other is located in Lewis County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 10 communities that are also named Ten Mile - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ten Mile.

Communities near Ten Mile ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ten Mile.

• Macon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
  • Macon is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <4>
• Shelbina
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbina
  • Shelbina is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbina <4>
• La Plata
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
  • La Plata is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <4>
• Clarence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Clarence is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <4>
• Bevier
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
  • Bevier is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevier <4>
• Shelbyville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
• Atlanta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
• Callao
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callao
  • Callao is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callao <4>
• Jacksonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
• Novelty
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novelty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
  • Novelty is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novelty <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ten Mile. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ten Mile.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ten Mile. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ten Mile.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ten Mile. See our Newspapers Page for Ten Mile.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ten Mile ...

Looking for more information about Ten Mile? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ten Mile, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ten Mile.

Adding Ten Mile to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ten Mile in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ten Mile was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ten Mile post office opened in 1847.

We also found Ten Mile in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ten Mile.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ten Mile. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/