Tensaw, Alabama

Tensaw is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the DaphneFairhopeFoley Micropolitan Statistical Area and is the home of historic Fort Mims.

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Montgomery Hill Baptist Church
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Location within the state of Alabama
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Tensaw (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°09′25″N 87°47′57″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyBaldwin
Elevation
141 ft (43 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID157149[1]

The name Tensaw is derived from the historic indigenous Taensa people.[2] A post office operated under the name Tensaw from 1807 to 1953.[3]

Below are structures that were located in Tensaw that were recorded in the Historic American Buildings Survey:

References

  1. "Tensaw". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Swanton, John Reed (1952). The Indian Tribes of North America. US Government Printing Office. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-8063-1730-4.
  3. "Baldwin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 January 2015.


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