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Welcome to Converse ...

So far, we found very little information about Converse. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Converse to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Converse, please Contact Us.


Converse would have been located within present day West Feliciana Parish<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Converse, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Converse is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Converse was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Converse was located: 225

Communities Also Named Converse ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Converse: This one is located in West Feliciana Parish and the other is located in Sabine Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 8 communities that are also named Converse - they are located in Indiana (2), Missouri, New York, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Converse.

Communities near Converse ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Converse.

  • Zachary
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <4>
  • New Roads
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jackson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
  • Saint Francisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Woodville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Slaughter
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Morganza
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <4>
  • Norwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
  • Weyanoke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Converse. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Converse.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Converse. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Converse.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Converse. See our Newspapers Page for Converse.

Adding Converse to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Converse in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Converse was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Converse post office opened in 1890. The Converse post office closed in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Converse.

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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including West Feliciana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Converse - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/