Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tensaw had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Tensaw, with the one closest to Tensaw listed first.
- Latham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blacksher
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Mount Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Perdido
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chastang
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McIntosh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carney is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
- Bay Minette
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- D'Olive
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- D'Olive is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Olive
- Sunflower
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gainestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Alma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alma is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Sims Chapel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Creola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creola is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
- Wagar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wagar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagar
- Barlow Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jackson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Walker Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Citronelle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tensaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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