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 no railroad service. In 2014, Surprise had a population of 1,799 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Surprise, with the one closest to Surprise listed first.
- Regret ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Regret is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regret
- Erie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Erie is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Sewee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prigmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Euchee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Euchee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchee
- Cute ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Pattie Gap ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pattie Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattie Gap
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Barnardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barnardsville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnardsville
- Reagan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reagan is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Sweetwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fiketon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fiketon is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiketon
- Breedenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Breedenton is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedenton
- Mount Verd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Verd is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Verd
- Roddy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rhea Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rhea Springs is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Springs
- Decatur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Alice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lorraine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lorraine is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Adolphus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Adolphus is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adolphus
- Paint Rock ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Grandview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring City
(13 miles [20.9 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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