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Commonwealth

Ghost town · Muscogee County, Georgia

Midland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Midland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Commonwealth is a ghost town in Muscogee County, Georgia. It is one of 2 former communities in Muscogee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 95th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Commonwealth as a historical populated place on the Midland 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 32.5399° N, 84.8119° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMidland
Elevation379 ft
Nearest living townColumbus, GA
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID357306
Coordinates32.53986, -84.81187

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What's there now

Commonwealth is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Columbus, GA (population 204,383), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 379 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 Commonwealth?

Commonwealth is in Muscogee County, Georgia, at 32.5399, -84.8119.

How many ghost towns are in Muscogee County?

Muscogee County, Georgia has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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