Welcome to Five Points ...

Five Points is located in Houston County<1>.

The location of Five Points has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Five Points: Five Pts.

Five Points is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Five Points lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Five Points (for example, toward Jakin (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Five Points: (334)

Communities Also Named Five Points ...

While we believe that this Five Points is located in Houston County, we know of another 15 Alabama communities named Five Points. Those communities are located in the following counties: Blount, Chambers, Cherokee, Cleburne, Covington, Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Greene, Lawrence, Lee, Madison, Marshall, Talladega and Walker County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 144 communities that are also named Five Points - they are located in California (6), Colorado, Connecticut (2), Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (21), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (10), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Nebraska, New Brunswick (2), New Jersey (3), New Mexico, New York (4), North Carolina (11), Ohio (15), Pennsylvania (20), South Carolina (3), South Dakota, Tennessee (4), Texas (2), Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Five Points.

Communities near Five Points ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Five Points.

• Dothan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dothan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
  • Dothan is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dothan <4>
• Chipley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipley
  • Chipley is located in Washington County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chipley <4>
• Hartford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Geneva County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
• Taylor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
• Kinsey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
  • Kinsey is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
• Ashford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
  • Ashford is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashford <4>
• Graceville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
  • Graceville is located in Jackson County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <4>
• Cowarts
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowarts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
  • Cowarts is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowarts <4>
• Malone
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
  • Malone is located in Jackson County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malone <4>
• Slocomb
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slocomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocomb
  • Slocomb is located in Geneva County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slocomb <4>

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 Points. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Five Points.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Five Points. 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 Points.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Points. See our Newspapers Page for Five Points.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Five Points ...

Looking for more information about Five Points? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Five Points, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Five Points.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Five Points. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Houston County: www.houstoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/