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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Converse had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Converse had a population of 1,211 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Converse, with the one closest to Converse listed first.
- Mier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Amboy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Sims
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Swayzee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetser
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plevna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Herbst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jalapa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Fe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Normal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Normal is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Roseburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roseburg is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
- McGrawsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McGrawsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrawsville
- Wawpecong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wawpecong is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawpecong
- Vermont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Liberty is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Weaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Fox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fox is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- La Fontaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Loree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Guy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Phlox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Phlox is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
- Point Isabel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Point Isabel is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Isabel
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Treaty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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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