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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.

  • Southville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Southville is located in Saint Lawrence County
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  • Parishville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Parishville Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Parishville Center is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parishville Center
  • Buckton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Buckton is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckton
  • West Stockholm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopkinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hopkinton is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
  • Fort Jackson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fort Jackson is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jackson
  • Stockholm Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Stockholm Center is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm Center
  • West Parishville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • West Parishville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Parishville
  • Potsdam
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Potsdam is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,796 people
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  • Hannawa Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Nicholville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Winthrop
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • North Stockholm
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • North Stockholm is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stockholm
  • Sisson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sisson is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisson
  • Brookdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Brookdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
  • Brasher Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Norwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Norwood is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <2>
  • Colton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawrenceville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • North Lawrence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Lawrence is located in Saint Lawrence County
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  • Norfolk
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • South Colton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Crary Mills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Crary Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crary Mills
  • Pierrepont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pierrepont is located in Saint Lawrence County
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  • Saint Regis Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Dickinson Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Dickinson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dickinson is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
  • Alburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Alburg is located in Franklin County
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  • Raymondville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • West Potsdam
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • West Potsdam is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Potsdam

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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