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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Five Points: Five Pts.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Five Points. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Five Points.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 Covington County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Covington County: Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Escambia, Geneva, Okaloosa (FL) & Walton (FL).
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:
- Covington 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.
- Rose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Antioch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Babbie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Gantt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Opp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <1>
- Heath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Sanford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- County Line
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Andalusia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Horn Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Beulah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Onycha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Onycha is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- River Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Oaky Streak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Industry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- McKenzie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chapman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Georgiana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bolling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Pine Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Danleys Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Curtis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Zoar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Elba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alberton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Kinston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jack
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Wilkinstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Goodman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Mixson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- New Brockton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clintonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Mount Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Paul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Dozier
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Brantley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bullock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Merrill Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Glenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Luverne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Rutledge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Social Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Vidette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Vernledge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Samson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coffee Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Chancellor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Henderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Goshen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Hallsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Wingard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Mossy Grove Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Tarentum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Five Points - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dozier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Antioch
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2231111 <2>
- Henderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Friendship Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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.<3>
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.
- Rose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Dozier
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Opine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Opine is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opine
- Wiggins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wiggins is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
- Curtis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Leon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Bullock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Brantley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Andalusia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Edwardsville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Elba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- River Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Alberton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Oaky Streak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
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 56 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 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. 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 websites either 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
- Pages specific to Covington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Coffee County
- Conecuh County
- Crenshaw County
- Geneva County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Five Points) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |