Welcome to Five Corners ...
So far, we found very little information about Five Corners. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Five Corners to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Five Corners, please Contact Us.
Five Corners would have been located within present day Clearwater County<2>.
A typical abbreviation for Five Corners: Five Cors.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Five Corners is 3,010 feet [917 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Five Corners is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Five Corners was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Five Corners would have been located in the (208) & (986)<4> area codes.
Communities Also Named Five Corners ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Five Corners - they are located in California, Maine (3), Massachusetts (4), Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire (3), New Jersey, New York (7), Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington (4) and Wisconsin (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Five Corners.
Communities near Five Corners ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Five Corners.
- Orofino
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orofino have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orofino
- Orofino is located in Clearwater County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orofino <6>
- Bovill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovill
- Bovill is located in Latah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bovill <6>
- Peck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Peck is located in Nez Perce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <6>
- Elk River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River
- Elk River is located in Clearwater County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk River <6>
- Ahsahka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahsahka
- Ahsahka is located in Clearwater County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ahsahka <6>
- Teakean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakean
- Teakean is located in Clearwater County
- Cavendish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavendish
- Cavendish is located in Nez Perce County
- Linden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden is located in Latah County
- Greer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Greer is located in Clearwater County
- Cameron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron is located in Nez Perce County
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 Five Corners. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Five Corners.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Five Corners. 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 Five Corners.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Corners. See our Newspapers Page for Five Corners.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clearwater County: www.clearwatercounty.org/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
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 Five Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Clearwater, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Five Corners - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (986) is an overlay for area code (208). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |