Barker Ten Mile, North Carolina

Barker Ten Mile is a census-designated place (CDP) in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States.

[4] According to local author Christopher Musselwhite, the name "Barker Ten Mile" comes from the location of the community, near Barker United Methodist Church and Ten Mile Swamp, a local waterway.

[5] The land surrounding Barker Ten Mile includes multiple areas of local historic significance, the first being "The Meadows," which is the familial hunting grounds and horse pastures of the Goode, French, McMillan, Shepherd and Godwin families, all of whom were prominent landholders, tobacco farmers and community members.

From east to west, the property extended along the boundaries of Meadow Road and traversed I-95 near the current location of Robeson County Community College.

Additionally, Barker Ten Mile is within the drainage area and immediately contains portions of Ten Mile Swamp and Saddle Tree Swamp, both of which are of cultural significance to the Lumbee.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), all land.