Welcome to Tensas ...

Tensas is located in Tensas Parish<1>.

The location of Tensas has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tensas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

Tensas is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Tensas lies within the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Tensas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Tensas: This one is located in Tensas Parish and the other is located in Concordia Parish.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tensas.

Communities near Tensas ...

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

• Port Gibson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Gibson
  • Port Gibson is located in Claiborne County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Gibson <4>
• Saint Joseph
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Tensas Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Waterproof
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterproof have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterproof
  • Waterproof is located in Tensas Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterproof <4>
• Yucatan Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
  • Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish
• Newlight
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newlight have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
  • Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
• Grand Gulf
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
  • Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County (MS)
• Westside
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
  • Westside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
• Rodney
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
  • Rodney is located in Jefferson County (MS)
• Highland
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
• Willows
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
  • Willows is located in Claiborne County (MS)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tensas ...

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

Adding Tensas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tensas in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tensas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tensas post office opened in 1844.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tensas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/