Welcome to Commonwealth ...Commonwealth is located in Florence County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Commonwealth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880. Commonwealth is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Commonwealth lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Commonwealth (for example, toward Escanaba (MI)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Area Codes for Commonwealth: 715 & 534<3> Communities Also Named Commonwealth ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Commonwealth - they are located in California, Georgia, Kansas and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Commonwealth. Communities near Commonwealth ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Commonwealth.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Commonwealth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Commonwealth. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Commonwealth. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Commonwealth. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Commonwealth. See our Newspapers Page for Commonwealth. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Commonwealth ...Looking for more information about Commonwealth? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Commonwealth, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Commonwealth. Adding Commonwealth to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Commonwealth in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Commonwealth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Commonwealth. Footnotes ...
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