Surprise, Indiana

Surprise, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Surprise is located in Indiana
Surprise
Surprise
Surprise is located in the United States
Surprise
Surprise
Coordinates: 38°58′14″N 86°03′32″W / 38.97056°N 86.05889°W / 38.97056; -86.05889
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJackson
TownshipHamilton
Elevation
[1]
577 ft (176 m)
ZIP code
47274
FIPS code18-74402[2]
GNIS feature ID444436[1]

Surprise is an unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Jackson County, Indiana.

History

According to tradition, the community was so named from the surprise expressed when the town succeeded in gaining a post office and railroad depot.[3] The Surprise post office closed in 1905.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Surprise, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 317. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...said he was surprised the village got a railroad through it and was surprised the village got a post office...
  4. ^ "Jackson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 19, 2014.


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