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Tensaw
Montgomery Hill Baptist Church
Montgomery Hill Baptist Church
Tensaw is located in Alabama
Tensaw
Tensaw
Location in Alabama
Tensaw is located in the United States
Tensaw
Tensaw
Location in the United States
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

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.

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

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

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Tensaw para niños

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