Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Converse in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Converse. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Converse listed first.
- Dunkirk
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Millgrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Ridertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Redkey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Granville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Greene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Shideler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shideler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shideler
- Como
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Como is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Pony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Pennville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Hartford City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Powers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Powers is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- New Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Mount Pleasant is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mount Pleasant
- Blaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Royerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Royerton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royerton
- Corkwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corkwell is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corkwell
- Balbec
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Balbec is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balbec
- Montpelier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Renner ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Wheeling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wheeling is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Anthony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anthony is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Collett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Kitt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kitt is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitt
- Fiat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Converse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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