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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Commonwealth had a population of 98 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Commonwealth, with the one closest to Commonwealth listed first.
- Florence
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ridgetop
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ridgetop is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Spread Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pulp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pulp is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulp
- Stager
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Merriman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Merriman is located in Dickinson County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriman
- Mastodon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Granite Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Granite Bluff is located in Dickinson County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Bluff
- Iron Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Panola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Panola is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Randville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Randville is located in Dickinson County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randville
- Mansfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crystal Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Quinnesec
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sagola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norway is located in Dickinson County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <2>
- Dunbar
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Armstrong Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong Creek is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Creek
- Vulcan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pembine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Iron River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stambaugh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stambaugh is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
- Amasa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Foster City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Floodwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
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. |
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