Tensaw is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Daphne–Fairhope–Foley Micropolitan Statistical Area and is the home of historic Fort Mims.
Tensaw | |
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  Tensaw Location within the state of Alabama  Tensaw Tensaw (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 31°09′25″N 87°47′57″W / 31.15694°N 87.79917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Baldwin |
| Elevation | 141 ft (43 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 157149[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]
Three former stockade forts used during the Creek War (part of the War of 1812), were located near Tensaw: Fort Mims (site of the Fort Mims massacre), Fort Montgomery, and Fort Pierce.[4]
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Below are structures that were located in Tensaw that were recorded in the Historic American Buildings Survey:
Atkinson-Till House
Tunstall House
