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 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 Dale 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 Dale County: Barbour, Coffee, Geneva, Henry, Houston & Pike.
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:
- Dale 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.
- Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Pinckard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Rucker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Daleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Midland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clayhatchee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Ewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Holiday Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Level Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Grimes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Napier Field
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mabson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Blue Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Elamville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Clio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Enterprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Battens Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Central City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Clintonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- New Brockton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Java
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Mixson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Goodman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Roeton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Frisco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Elba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Alberton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Dundee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Malvern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Slocomb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bellwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Hartford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Scranton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Chancellor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Coffee Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Black
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Black is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Geneva
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Samson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Headland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Newville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Capps
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Oakey Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Abbeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Graball
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Haleburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Tidwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Parker Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Village is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Taylor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Dothan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Parish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Merritts Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merritts Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritts Crossroads
- Rehobeth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rehobeth is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
- Kinsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Keyton's
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Cowarts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Webb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hodgesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hodgesville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgesville
- Avon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Tennille
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Tarentum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Brundidge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Holmes County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Noma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Esto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Esto is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Izagora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Jackson County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Graceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Campbellton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jacob City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jacob City is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
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.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Corinth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Newton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- The Newton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newton City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24991 <2>
- Daleville Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pinckard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Dean Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newman Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mims Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (284 more) ...
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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.
- Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Daleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clayhatchee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Midland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Level Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- High Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- High Bluff is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
- Dundee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Tidwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Enterprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dillard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dillard is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Echo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Echo is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Asbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Asbury is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Highfalls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highfalls is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfalls
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 64 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 15 miles [24.1 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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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
- Pages specific to Dale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Coffee County
- Geneva County
- Henry County
- Houston County
- Pike County
- Holmes County
- Jackson 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Five Points) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |