Coordinates: 45°54′49″N 88°14′24″W / 45.91361°N 88.24000°W / 45.91361; -88.24000

Commonwealth (community), Wisconsin

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Commonwealth, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Commonwealth is located in Wisconsin
Commonwealth
Commonwealth
Commonwealth is located in the United States
Commonwealth
Commonwealth
Coordinates: 45°54′49″N 88°14′24″W / 45.91361°N 88.24000°W / 45.91361; -88.24000
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyFlorence
Elevation
403 m (1,322 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1563294[1]

Commonwealth is an unincorporated community in the town of Commonwealth, Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. Commonwealth is 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Florence.

History

A post office called Commonwealth was established in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1953.[2] The community was named after the nearby Commonwealth Iron Mining Company.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Commonwealth (community), Wisconsin
  2. ^ "Florence County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  3. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 58.


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