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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Commonwealth. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Commonwealth to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Commonwealth, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Commonwealth (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Commonwealth. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Commonwealth is historic, it would have been located within present day Muscogee County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Muscogee County: Lee (AL), Russell (AL), Chattahoochee, Harris & Talbot.

Below are the counties that are near Commonwealth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Commonwealth:

  • Muscogee County     (The home county of Commonwealth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Commonwealth, with the one closest to Commonwealth listed first.
    • Midland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Upatoi
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Branton Woods
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
    • East Edgewood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • East Edgewood is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgewood
      • Estimated population in 2019: 569 people
    • Lincoln Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
    • Fortson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hilton Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hilton Heights is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Heights
      • Estimated population in 2018: 324 people
    • Sunset Terrace
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunset Terrace is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Terrace
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 846 people
    • Glenns
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Glenns is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 people
    • Saint Marys Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
    • Maridale Estates
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
    • Twin Chapel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Twin Chapel is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Chapel
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,701 people
  • Chattahoochee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Commonwealth, with the one closest to Commonwealth listed first.
    • Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
    • Ochillee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
    • Central Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Central Springs is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Springs
    • Halloca ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
    • Fort Benning
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cusseta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ida Vesper
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
      • Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Commonwealth, with the one closest to Commonwealth listed first.
    • Ellerslie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cataula
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Waverly Hall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamilton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pine Mountain Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mountain Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
    • Shiloh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Mountainbrook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Mountainbrook is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
    • Pine Mountain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Pine Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Lake is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Commonwealth, with the one closest to Commonwealth listed first.
    • Juniper
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Juniper is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
    • Glen Alta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Glen Alta is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
    • Buena Vista
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tazewell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Tazewell is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Draneville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Draneville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
    • Putnam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Putnam is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
  • Meriwether County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Commonwealth, with the one closest to Commonwealth listed first.
    • Manchester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Warm Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Chalybeate Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Chalybeate Springs is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
    • Bullochville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
    • Harris City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Harris City is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
  • Schley County
    • Concord
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Concord is located in Schley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Stewart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Commonwealth, with the one closest to Commonwealth listed first.
    • Louvale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Omaha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Talbot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Commonwealth, with the one closest to Commonwealth listed first.
    • Box Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Geneva
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Talbotton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Junction City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Belleview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Belleview is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
    • Flint Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Woodland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Centerville is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Prattsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Commonwealth, with the one closest to Commonwealth listed first.
    • Norwich
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Norwich is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
    • Mauk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Howard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Howard is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Troup County
    • Pioneer Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pioneer Village is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
  • Chambers County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Commonwealth, with the one closest to Commonwealth listed first.
    • Osanippa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Osanippa is located in Chambers County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
    • River View
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • River View is located in Chambers County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
    • Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Valley is located in Chambers County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <2>
    • Eady City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Eady City is located in Chambers County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
    • Plant City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Plant City is located in Chambers County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
  • Lee County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Commonwealth, with the one closest to Commonwealth listed first.
    • Smith's Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Smith's Station is located in Lee County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
    • Bleecker
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Bleecker is located in Lee County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
    • Blanton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Blanton is located in Lee County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
    • Prince Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
    • Salem
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Russell County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Commonwealth, with the one closest to Commonwealth listed first.
    • Fontaine Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Fontaine Village is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
    • Phenix City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ladonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ladonia is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
    • Fort Mitchell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Oswichee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oswichee is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
    • Crawford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Crawford is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Holy Trinity
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Holy Trinity is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
    • Loflin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Loflin is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
    • Seale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hugley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Hugley is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Commonwealth, see our County-by-County Page for Commonwealth.

Cemeteries Near Commonwealth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Commonwealth.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Commonwealth - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Commonwealth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Commonwealth, with the one closest to Commonwealth listed first.

  • Willis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Russel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jenkin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • McFarlan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Acres Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ellerslie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pierce Chapel African American Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Parkhill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Parkhill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Columbus.
    • The Parkhill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Park Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36127 <3>
  • Patrick Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Providence Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Providence Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the southeast of Columbus.
    • The Providence Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Providence Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2200533 <3>
  • Clowers Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (247 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Commonwealth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Commonwealth.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Commonwealth, with the one closest to Commonwealth listed first.

  • Midland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Schatulga
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Schatulga is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schatulga
  • Flat Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Flat Rock is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Upatoi
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ellerslie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Eelbeck
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Eelbeck is located in Chattahoochee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eelbeck
  • Cataula
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Box Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ridgeway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgeway is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Ossahatchie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ossahatchie is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossahatchie
  • Fortson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Muscogee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Muscogee is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Esquiline ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Esquiline is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esquiline
    • Ochillee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
    • Bayard ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayard is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Commonwealth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Commonwealth.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Commonwealth:

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 Commonwealth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Commonwealth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.