Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Five Points (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Five Points. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Five Points ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Five Points: Five Pts.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Five Points is located in Blount County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Blount County: Cullman, Etowah, Jefferson, Marshall, Saint Clair, Walker & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Five Points. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Five Points:
- Blount County (The home county of Five Points)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Cleveland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
- Rosa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Royal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Blountsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Blountsville is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountsville <2>
- Nectar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Huldah ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Mountain Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Oneonta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Oneonta is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <2>
- Gum Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Hoods Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoods Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Fridays Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Deavers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Holly Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Pond
- Holly Pond is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Pond <2>
- Baileytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baileytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Garden City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Hanceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanceville
- Hanceville is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanceville <2>
- White City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Baileyton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyton
- Baileyton is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baileyton <2>
- East Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Simcoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Black Bottom
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Damascus
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Cullman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullman
- Cullman is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullman <2>
- DeKalb County
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Zion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Altoona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Altoona is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <2>
- Nix ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Walnut Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Gallant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Aurora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Howelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Benson ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Egypt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Greer ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Ivalee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Carlisle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Mountainboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Masseyline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masseyline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Trafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafford
- Trafford is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trafford <2>
- Village Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Ayres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Palmerdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Bradford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Clay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Jefferson County
- Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <2>
- Crosston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Kimberly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Kimberly is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberly <2>
- Majestic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Pinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson
- Pinson is located in Jefferson County
- Estimated population in 2015: 7,438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinson <2>
- Morris
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Chalkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Douglas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Bowen ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Hyatt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Askea Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Horton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Arab
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
- Arab is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arab <2>
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Whitesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Hog Jaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Pine Lake Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Street ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Hulaco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Ryan Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Eva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eva
- Eva is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eva <2>
- Apple Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Apple Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Florette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Lacon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Briscoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Springville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Springville is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,386 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <2>
- Whitney Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Saint Clair Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Clair Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Steele
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
- Steele is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele <2>
- Ashville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashville
- Ashville is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashville <2>
- Argo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Branchville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Margaret
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaret have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
- Margaret is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaret <2>
- Turnbough Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnbough Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Odenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenville
- Odenville is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,886 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odenville <2>
- Acmar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Parsons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Wattsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Creel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Empire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Walker County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Five Points, see our County-by-County Page for Five Points.
Cemeteries Near Five Points ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Five Points.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Five Points covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Joy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Joy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Blackwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Blackwood - Cornelius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackwood - Cornelius Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackwood - Cornelius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fowler Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Daileys Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daileys Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daileys Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Graves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Greens Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greens Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greens Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Chitwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chitwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chitwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Blountsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blountsville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blountsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (398 more) ...
- Tidwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tidwell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tidwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oakhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakhill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tidwell Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Five Points in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Five Points.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Cleveland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
- Joy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Blountsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Blountsville is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountsville <2>
- Royal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Oneonta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Oneonta is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <2>
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Gum Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Tappan ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Little Warrior
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Warrior. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Warrior
- Little Warrior is located in Blount County
- Chepultepec
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chepultepec have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepultepec
- Chepultepec is located in Blount County
- Champion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (15 more) ...
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Five Points. See our List of 1890's Communities around Five Points.
Newspapers Published in Five Points ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Points.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Five Points, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Five Points.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Five Points:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Blount County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cullman County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- DeKalb County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Etowah County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marshall County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Morgan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Clair County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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 Points, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Five Points) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Five Points. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0198, Longitude: -86.5505 In this case, the coordinates for Five Points have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |