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, Surprise had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Surprise, with the one closest to Surprise listed first.
- Spraytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Freetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shields is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Ewing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ewing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Brownstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waymansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waymansville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymansville
- Houston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
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- Kurtz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Vallonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Becks Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Seymour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rockford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rockford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Peters Switch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Switch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Switch
- Christiansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Christiansburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
- Medora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Dudleytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Pikes Peak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Jonesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maumee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Maumee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
- Norman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stratford is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Chestnut Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Reddington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Reddington is located in Jackson County
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- Story
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Zelma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Millport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Millport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Tampico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tampico is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampico
- Fleming
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
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- Waynesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waynesville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
- Elkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elkinsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
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 Surprise, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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