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Welcome to Tendal ...

Tendal is located in Madison Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tendal, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Tendal is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tendal: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Tendal ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tendal ...

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

Adding Tendal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tendal 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 (so far) for Tendal was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tendal.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tendal - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Tendal area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Tendal area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.