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.
- Lake City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Watertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Columbia County
- Suwannee Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suwannee Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee Valley
- Suwannee Valley is located in Columbia County
- Mount Carrie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carrie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrie
- Mount Carrie is located in Columbia County
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Columbia County
- White Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wellborn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lulu
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olustee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Houston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Houston is located in Suwannee County
- Genoa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Genoa is located in Hamilton County
- Mikesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mikesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikesville
- Mikesville is located in Columbia County
- Benton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Benton is located in Columbia County
- McAlpin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Padlock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Padlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
- Padlock is located in Suwannee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Padlock
- From Five Points to Padlock
- Fort White
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- O'Brien
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sanderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rixford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rixford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Rixford is located in Suwannee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rixford
- From Five Points to Rixford
- Live Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Butler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Branford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Hamilton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Marion
- From Five Points to Marion
- High Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jasper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyfla.com/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |