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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Commonwealth in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Commonwealth. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Commonwealth listed first.

  • Baxter Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lowell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Cherokee County
    • Lowell has also been known as:
    • Lowell Station
  • Neutral
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Neutral. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neutral
    • Neutral is located in Cherokee County
    • Neutral has also been known as:
    • Neutral City
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Neutral
    • From Commonwealth to Neutral
  • Galena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Empire City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
    • Empire City is located in Cherokee County
  • Hornet
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
    • Hornet is located in Newton County (MO)
  • Keelville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keelville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelville
    • Keelville is located in Cherokee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Keelville
    • From Commonwealth to Keelville
  • Crestline
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Columbus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Blendville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blendville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendville
    • Blendville is located in Jasper County (MO)
  • West Joplin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mill Rose
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rose
    • Mill Rose is located in Cherokee County
  • Seneca
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Seneca is located in Newton County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <2>
  • Racine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
    • Racine is located in Newton County (MO)
  • Joplin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Smithfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Saginaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saginaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
    • Saginaw is located in Newton County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • East Joplin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Tuckahoe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckahoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
    • Tuckahoe is located in Jasper County (MO)
  • Thoms
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thoms. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoms
    • Thoms is located in Jasper County (MO)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Thoms
    • From Commonwealth to Thoms
  • Dupont ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dupont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
    • Dupont is located in Jasper County (MO)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dupont
    • From Commonwealth to Dupont
  • Spurgeon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
    • Spurgeon is located in Newton County (MO)
  • Carl Junction
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Junction
    • Carl Junction is located in Jasper County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carl Junction <2>
  • Sherwin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwin
    • Sherwin is located in Cherokee County
  • Faulkner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Faulkner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
    • Faulkner is located in Cherokee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Faulkner
    • From Commonwealth to Faulkner

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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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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