Tenmile Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] It is a tributary to the Altamaha River.[2]

Tenmile Creek was so named because it is 10 miles (16 km) away from Fort James Bluff.[2] The name is sometimes spelled out as "Ten Mile Creek".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tenmile Creek
  2. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 224. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.



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