Tensaw, Alabama

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.

CountryUnited States

Elevation

141 ft (43 m)

TimezoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))

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Tensaw
Unincorporated community
Montgomery Hill Baptist Church
Tensaw Location within the state of Alabama Show map of Alabama Tensaw Tensaw (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 31°09′25″N 87°47′57″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]

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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]