Tensaw, Alabama

Tensaw is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Daphne–Fairhope–Foley Micropolitan Statistical Area and is the home of historic Fort Mims.

Tensaw
Unincorporated community
Montgomery Hill Baptist Church
Tensaw
Location within the state of Alabama
Tensaw
Tensaw (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°09′25″N 87°47′57″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyBaldwin
Elevation
141 ft (43 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID157149[1]

The name Tensaw is derived from the historic indigenous Taensa people.[2] A post office operated under the name Tensaw from 1807 to 1953.[3]

Below are structures that were located in Tensaw that were recorded in the Historic American Buildings Survey:

  • Atkinson-Till House
  • Tunstall House
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References
  1. "Tensaw". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Swanton, John Reed (1952). The Indian Tribes of North America. US Government Printing Office. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-8063-1730-4.
  3. "Baldwin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 January 2015.



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