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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 Corners (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 Corners. 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 Corners ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Five Corners: Five Cors.

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 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 Corners is located in San Joaquin County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Joaquin County: Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Sacramento, Santa Clara & Stanislaus.

Below are the counties that are near Five Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Five Corners:

  • San Joaquin County     (The home county of Five Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
    • Atlanta
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in San Joaquin County
    • Manteca
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteca
      • Manteca is located in San Joaquin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,445 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteca <1>
    • Manteca Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteca Junction
      • Manteca Junction is located in San Joaquin County
    • Alba
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
      • Alba is located in San Joaquin County
    • Ripon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
      • Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripon <1>
    • French Camp
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lathrop
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
      • Lathrop is located in San Joaquin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,373 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lathrop <1>
    • Escalon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalon
      • Escalon is located in San Joaquin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escalon <1>
    • Ortega ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortega have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortega
      • Ortega is located in San Joaquin County
    • Kennedy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
      • Kennedy is located in San Joaquin County
    • Taft Mosswood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Mosswood
      • Taft Mosswood is located in San Joaquin County
    • Farmington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Alameda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
    • Tesla ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tesla. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesla
      • Tesla is located in Alameda County
    • Altamont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Alameda County
  • Calaveras County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
    • Milton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Calaveras County
    • Telegraph City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Telegraph City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
      • Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
    • Jenny Lind
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
      • Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
    • Rancho Calaveras
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Calaveras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Calaveras
      • Rancho Calaveras is located in Calaveras County
    • Wallace
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lost City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
      • Lost City is located in Calaveras County
    • Burson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Copper Cove Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Cove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cove Village
      • Copper Cove Village is located in Calaveras County
    • Copperopolis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Carmen City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmen City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen City
      • Carmen City is located in Calaveras County
    • The Shores of Poker Flat
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oregon Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
      • Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
  • Contra Costa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
    • Discovery Bay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Bixler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
      • Bixler is located in Contra Costa County
    • Byron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Bethel Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Knightsen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Sacramento County
    • Galt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
      • Galt is located in Sacramento County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <1>
  • Stanislaus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
    • Salida
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Del Rio
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Del Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
      • Del Rio is located in Stanislaus County
    • Riverbank
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Modesto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modesto
      • Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215,666 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modesto <1>
    • Adela
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adela
      • Adela is located in Stanislaus County
    • Riverdale Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Park
      • Riverdale Park is located in Stanislaus County
    • Tuolumne City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuolumne City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuolumne City
      • Tuolumne City is located in Stanislaus County
    • West Modesto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Modesto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Modesto
      • West Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
    • Oakdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <1>
    • Bystrom
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bystrom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bystrom
      • Bystrom is located in Stanislaus County
    • Shackelford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shackelford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackelford
      • Shackelford is located in Stanislaus County
    • Bret Harte
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bret Harte
      • Bret Harte is located in Stanislaus County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Five Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Five Corners.

Newspapers Published in Five Corners ...

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 173 newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Five Corners, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Five Corners.

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 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 Corners:

Cemeteries Near Five Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Five Corners.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Five Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.

  • Atlanta Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • East Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ripon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Collegeville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Park View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ahayas Achim Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ahayas Achim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ahayas Achim Cemetery
  • Congregation Adas Yeshuran of Stockton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Congregation of Ahavas Achim Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chinese Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodcolony Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodcolony Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Modesto.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodcolony Cemetery
  • Highland View Memorial Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (33 more) ...
    • Burwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Valley Home Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hebrew Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery

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.<6>

While we didn't find Five Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Five Corners.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.

  • Atlanta
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
    • Atlanta is located in San Joaquin County
  • Collegeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collegeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
    • Collegeville is located in San Joaquin County
  • Ripon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
    • Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripon <1>
  • French Camp
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lathrop
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
    • Lathrop is located in San Joaquin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,373 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lathrop <1>
  • Salida
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Walthal
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthal
    • Walthal is located in San Joaquin County
  • Trigo ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trigo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigo
    • Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
  • Farmington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Holden ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
    • Holden is located in San Joaquin County
  • Charleston ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Charleston is located in San Joaquin County
  • Cometa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cometa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cometa
    • Cometa is located in San Joaquin County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Peters
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stockton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Stockton is located in San Joaquin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312,716 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <1>
    • Banta
      (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 Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Five Corners.

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

The official website for San Joaquin County: www.sjgov.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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 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.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Five Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Five Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8268, Longitude: -121.1443    
<5>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.
<6>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 Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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