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 Denver County.
To see how the shape of Colorado's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Denver County: Adams, Arapahoe & Jefferson.
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:
- Denver 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.
- Denver
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
- Former names for Denver:
- Auraina
- Denver City
- Montana City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <1>
- Cherry Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- West Denver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Sandown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sandown is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandown
- Montbello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- North Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Twin Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Berkley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Sherrelwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sherrelwood is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrelwood
- Welby
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Welby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welby
- Western Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Western Hills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Adams City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Adams City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams City
- Hidden Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Derby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Dupont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westminster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Federal Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holiday Hills Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arapahoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Glendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Colfax Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Village
- Cherry Hills Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Englewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sheridan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Havana Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
- Old Towne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Towne is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Towne
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hallcrafts Village East
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Logan ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
- Altura
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Altura is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
- Sableridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
- Bow Mar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bow Mar is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Mar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
- Boulder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Superior
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Louisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Erie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eldorado Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Valmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Crescent Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent Village is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Village
- Boulder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gunbarrel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
- Niwot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Ridge is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Ridge
- Wondervu
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wondervu is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wondervu
- Broomfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Broomfield Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
- Broomfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clear Creek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Brookvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brookvale is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
- Idaho Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Highlands Ranch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Acres Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gateway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gateway is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
- Carriage Club
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
- Heritage Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Meridian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Lone Tree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Grand View Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grand View Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Estates
- Stonegate
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stonegate is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Louviers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Parker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Castle Pines North
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Castle Pines North is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines North
- Estimated population in 2011: 10,602 people
- Elbert County
- Ponderosa Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ponderosa Park is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Park
- Gilpin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Cottonwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Black Hawk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Central City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
- Nevadaville has also been known as:
- Bald Mountain
- Nevada City
- Rollinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Russell Gulch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Edgewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mountain View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Wheat Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arvada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Applewood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Applewood Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood Village
- Oak Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Green Mountain Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Applewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Applewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- East Pleasant View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pleasant View
- Wallace Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Village
- Arapahoe ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arapahoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe
- Weld County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Wattenberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wattenberg is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattenberg
- Lochbuie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lochbuie is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochbuie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,885 people
- Dacono
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Lupton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Frederick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Firestone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Aristocrat Ranchettes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
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.
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Emanuel Cemetery at Fairmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Belleview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Belleview Cemetery is located in Westminster.
- The Belleview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pillar of Fire Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143601 <2>
- Arvada Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ft. Logan National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Olinger Hampden Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Olinger Highland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger Highland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Olinger Highland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Thornton.
- The Olinger Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #453365 <2>
- Continue List (78 more) ...
- Golden Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Cremation Gardens at Rocky Mtn. Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Wheat Ridge.
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57441 <2>
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.<4>
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.
- Denver
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
- Former names for Denver:
- Auraina
- Denver City
- Montana City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <1>
- West Denver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Arvada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Fort Logan ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Semper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Semper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semper
- Littleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cotton Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cotton Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
- Golden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Morrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Broomfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Archer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Archer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Acequia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Acequia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acequia
- Lafayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 37 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 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. 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 helpful 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 Colorado
- Pages specific to Denver County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Arapahoe County
- Boulder County
- Broomfield County
- Clear Creek County
- Douglas County
- Elbert County
- Gilpin County
- Jefferson County
- Weld County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Points) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |