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>
Converse itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Converse, with the one closest to Converse listed first.
- Laurel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Turnbull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Pointe Coupee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pointe Coupee is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe Coupee
- Pinckneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pinckneyville is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Rowes Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rowes Landing is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Landing
- New Roads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Anchor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Angola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Raccourci ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raccourci is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccourci
- Ventress
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lindsay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Ethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Port Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Norwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Slaughter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arbroth
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Whitaker
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Fort Adams
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Adams is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Adams
- Red River Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Red River Landing is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River Landing
- Smithland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
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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