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. In 2020, Surprise had a population of 40 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Surprise, with the one closest to Surprise listed first.
- Ulysses
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rising City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gresham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marysville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marysville is located in Seward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Staplehurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thayer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Utica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- David City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stromsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tamora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dwight
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Benedict
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brainard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bellwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Houston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Houston is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Seward
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swedehome
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Goehner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- York
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bruno
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Octavia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gardiner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gardiner is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
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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