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Welcome to Tensaw ...

Tensaw is located in Baldwin County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Tensaw, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Tensaw, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1807.

Tensaw is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Tensaw: (251)

Communities near Tensaw ...

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

  • Bay Minette
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Minette have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Minette
    • Bay Minette is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,509 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Minette <5>
  • Mount Vernon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • McIntosh
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • McIntosh is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <5>
  • Blacksher
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
  • Latham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Latham is located in Baldwin County
  • Little River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Stockton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Calvert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Malcolm
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Malcolm is located in Washington County
  • Carlton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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 Tensaw. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tensaw.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tensaw. 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 Tensaw.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tensaw ...

Looking for more information about Tensaw? 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 Tensaw, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tensaw.

Adding Tensaw to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tensaw 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 Tensaw was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Tensaw post office opened in 1807.

We also found Tensaw in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tensaw.

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

The official website for Baldwin County: www.co.baldwin.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Baldwin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tensaw - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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