Welcome to Tensaw ...

Tensaw is located in Baldwin County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

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)
  • 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bay Minette
  • From Tensaw to Bay Minette
• Mount Vernon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Vernon
  • From Tensaw to Mount Vernon
• 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 <3>
• Blacksher
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
  • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Blacksher
  • From Tensaw to Blacksher
• Latham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Latham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
  • Latham is located in Baldwin County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Latham
  • From Tensaw to Latham
• Little River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Little River is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little River <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Little River
  • From Tensaw to Little River
• Stockton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
  • Stockton is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stockton
  • From Tensaw to Stockton
• Calvert
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
  • Calvert is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Calvert
  • From Tensaw to Calvert
• Malcolm
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
  • Malcolm is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Malcolm
  • From Tensaw to Malcolm
• Carlton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
  • Carlton is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carlton
  • From Tensaw to Carlton

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>

X2X - 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/