Commonwealth
Ghost town · Muscogee County, Georgia

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 quadrangle | Midland |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 379 ft |
| Nearest living town | Columbus, GA |
| Distance to it | 4.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 357306 |
| Coordinates | 32.53986, -84.81187 |
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.
Nearby places
- Esquilineghost town · Muscogee County · 10.7 mi
- Bayardghost town · Harris County · 10.8 mi
- Heineburg Villageghost town · Chattahoochee County · 10.9 mi
- Hallocaghost town · Chattahoochee County · 13.3 mi
- Actonghost town · Harris County · 13.9 mi
- Shackghost town · Chattahoochee County · 15 mi
- Woolfolkghost town · Chattahoochee County · 15.4 mi
- Oak Mountain Springghost town · Talbot County · 16.6 mi
- Lancasterghost town · Marion County · 16.8 mi
- Cottage Millsghost town · Chattahoochee County · 17.3 mi
- Kasihtaghost town · Chattahoochee County · 17.4 mi
- Uchighost town · Russell County · 18.3 mi
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.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.