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Surprise

Ghost town · Morrow County, Ohio

Mount Gilead quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500)
Mount Gilead quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Surprise is a ghost town in Morrow County, Ohio. It is one of 5 former communities in Morrow County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 55th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Surprise as a historical populated place on the Mount Gilead topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.6106° N, 82.8432° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMount Gilead
Elevation1,107 ft
Nearest living townCandlewood Lake, OH
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1067299
Coordinates40.61061, -82.84324

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What's there now

Surprise is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Candlewood Lake, OH (population 1,108), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,107 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Surprise?

Surprise is in Morrow County, Ohio, at 40.6106, -82.8432.

How many ghost towns are in Morrow County?

Morrow County, Ohio has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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