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.
The name Tensaw is derived from the historic indigenous Taensa people. A post office operated under the name Tensaw from 1807 to 1953.
Three former stockade forts used during the Creek War, were located near Tensaw: Fort Mims, Fort Montgomery, and Fort Pierce.