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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Walker 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 Walker County: Blount, Cullman, Fayette, Jefferson, Marion, Tuscaloosa & 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:
- Walker 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.
- Camak Mills ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Camak Mills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
- South Lowell
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Gamble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Jasper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edgil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Red Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Red Rock is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Saragossa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Burrows Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Marylee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Townley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- America
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Cordova
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Red Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Reid's
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Reid's is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
- Smoke Rise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Warrior
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Blount Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Bangor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Hayden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Ardell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Arkadelphia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Crane Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bremen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Baltimore is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Colony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
- The Colony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- The Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Chances Crossroad
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- Logan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Trimble
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Black Bottom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Damascus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Dodge City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dodge City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Alta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Bazemore
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Berry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bankston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Glen Allen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Robbins Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Media
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Media is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- West Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Sayre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sayre is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Black Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Graysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Short Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Cardiff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Pinkney City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pinkney City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney City
- Adamsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Rock City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Thornhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Brilliant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Winfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Arley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Slick Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Houston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lynn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Double Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Farriss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- Addison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Natural Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ellaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Glen Mary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Ashridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Delmar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
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.
- New Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Lowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Walker Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lollar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gaddy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edgil Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Reid Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (530 more) ...
- Samaria Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bennett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
- South Lowell
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Gamble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Jasper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edgil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Saragossa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Marylee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Townley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Parrish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Cordova
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Coal Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ardell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Nauvoo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 36 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 16 miles [25.7 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 start with 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 Walker County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- Fayette County
- Jefferson County
- Marion County
- Winston 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 'straight-line' (or 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'. |