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.
- Mitchell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Lula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lula is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Pelican
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Scie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Hamilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Hamilton is located in Shelby County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
- Butler ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Butler is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Cook ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cook is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Mansfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marthaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Patroon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Patroon is located in Shelby County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patroon
- Sexton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sexton is located in Sabine County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Many
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Cane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carmel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carmel is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Logansport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Negreet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shelbyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Robeline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Allen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Allen is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Joaquin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Milam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lake End
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake End is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
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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