Surprise, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 38°58′14″N 86°03′32″W / 38.97056°N 86.05889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Jackson |
Township | Hamilton |
Elevation | 577 ft (176 m) |
ZIP code | 47274 |
FIPS code | 18-74402 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 444436 [1] |
Surprise is an unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
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]
...said he was surprised the village got a railroad through it and was surprised the village got a post office...