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Welcome to Converse ...

Converse is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Converse, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Converse is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Converse lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Converse: 816 & 975<3>

Communities Also Named Converse ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Converse - they are located in Indiana (2), Louisiana (2), 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.

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Converse ...

Looking for more information about Converse? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Converse, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Converse.

Adding Converse to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Converse in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections 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 1870.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Converse.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Converse - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 816 code has been Overlayed with the 975 area code. New phone numbers in the Converse area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. As a result, placing a call in the Converse area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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