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Welcome to Tensas ...

Tensas is located in Tensas Parish<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tensas: 318 & 457<3>

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)
  • Saint Joseph
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Waterproof
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Yucatan Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
  • Newlight
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
  • Grand Gulf
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
  • Westside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Westside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
  • Rodney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Rodney is located in Jefferson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
  • Ingleside
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ingleside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
  • Highland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland

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 (so far) 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. The Tensas post office closed in 1844.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tensas.

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 - 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 area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Tensas 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/