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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Converse had 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.
- Clifton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cowpens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Whitney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spartanburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pacolet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairforest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Golightly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Golightly is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golightly
- Glenn Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glenn Springs is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Springs
- Campton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Campton is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Mount Zion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Moore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fingerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Prospect
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Inman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wellford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springs
- Switzer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Switzer is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Sandy Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Springs is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Duncan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Reidville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dutchman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dutchman is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchman
- Nicholsville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
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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