Barker Ten Mile

History

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. 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. Margaret McLean, (née French) the wife of Angus Wilton Mclean, grew up in Barker Ten Mile. The collection of family land holdings originally stretched from what is now Meadowbrook Cemetery and north to Bee Gee Road and Meadow Road. 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. Berry Godwin French, Margaret French McLean's father, was often referred to by the nickname "Bee Gee" and as such Bee Gee Road, which bisected his land, was named after him. 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. The Locklear family (Lumbee) and the Goodes (Barker Ten Mile Scot's) were known to have hunted quail frequently together at the meadow and is reflective generally of the racial attitudes of the Barker Ten Mile Scots and Saddle Tree/Barker Ten Mile Lumbee.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,002
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  948
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  888
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  887
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  867
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  731
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  689
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  688

Largest nearby schools

• Lumberton Senior High
  High · Lumberton · 1,935 students · 17.1:1 ratio
• Saint Pauls High
  High · Saint Pauls · 1,151 students · 21.7:1 ratio
• Magnolia Elementary
  Elementary · Lumberton · 781 students · 15.9:1 ratio
• Saint Pauls Middle
  Middle · Saint Pauls · 708 students · 20.8:1 ratio
• Lumberton Junior
  Middle · Lumberton · 707 students · 19.6:1 ratio
• Saint Pauls Elementary
  Elementary · Saint Pauls · 700 students · 18.4:1 ratio
• Littlefield Middle
  Middle · Lumberton · 658 students · 19.9:1 ratio
• East Robeson Primary
  Elementary · Lumberton · 546 students · 16.1:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2012-07-29
  7 km NNW of Wallace, South Carolina
• M 2.9 — 2011-03-21
  9 km S of Cordova, North Carolina
• M 3.7 — 2006-09-25
  7 km W of Rowland, North Carolina
• M 3.4 — 2006-09-22
  4 km WSW of Blenheim, South Carolina