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>.

The location of Converse has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

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.<4>.

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

If Converse still existed, it would have been in the (225) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
  • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <5>
• New Roads
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roads
  • New Roads is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Roads <5>
• Jackson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Saint Francisville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
  • Saint Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <5>
• Woodville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <5>
• Slaughter
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
  • Slaughter is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaughter <5>
• Morganza
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
  • Morganza is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganza <5>
• Wilson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <5>
• Norwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
• Weyanoke
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
  • Weyanoke is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weyanoke <5>

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 for Converse was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

We also found Converse in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Converse.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/