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Welcome to Tensas Bluff Landing ...

Tensas Bluff Landing is located in Tensas Parish<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Tensas Bluff Landing: Tensas Blf. Lndg. (or less commonly used: Tensas Bluf. Lndg.)

Tensas Bluff Landing is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tensas Bluff Landing: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Tensas Bluff Landing ...

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

  • Winnsboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Saint Joseph
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Newellton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wisner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilbert
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Newlight
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
  • Swampers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
  • Crowville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Yucatan Landing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
  • Chase
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tensas Bluff Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Tensas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tensas Bluff Landing - 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 Tensas Bluff Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Tensas Bluff Landing 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.