Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Five Points in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Five Points. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- South Lowell
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Lowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Gamble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Jasper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,278 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <3>
- Edgil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Saragossa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Marylee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Townley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Parrish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Cordova
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Cordova is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,820 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cordova <3>
- Powellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Coal Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Ardell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Nauvoo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Nauvoo is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nauvoo <3>
- Carbon Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Carbon Hill is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,885 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon Hill <3>
- Ashbank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Patton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Dora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Dora is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <3>
- Kansas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Corona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Houston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Houston is located in Winston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <3>
- Sloan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Arkadelphia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arkadelphia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Crane Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Hill
- Crane Hill is located in Cullman County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane Hill <3>
- Lynn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Walker County: www.walkercounty.com/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 Points, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |