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>
Surprise itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Surprise, with the one closest to Surprise listed first.
- Climax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Climax is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Edison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saint James
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Saint James is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Iberia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Mount Gilead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Martel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Caledonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cardington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pulaskiville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaskiville is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaskiville
- New Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Winchester is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Galion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Steam Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Steam Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corners
- Kirkpatrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkpatrick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick
- Chesterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Darlington is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- North Robinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Logan ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Crestline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Westfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Marengo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bangorville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bangorville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangorville
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ashley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bucyrus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Biddle ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Biddle is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddle
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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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