Surprise, Indiana

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Surprise, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Surprise
Coordinates: 38°58′14″N86°03′32″W / 38.97056°N 86.05889°W / 38.97056; -86.05889
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jackson
Township Hamilton
Elevation
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577 ft (176 m)
ZIP code
47274
FIPS code 18-74402 [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. 1 2 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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