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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 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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Five Points: Five Pts.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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 Washington County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Bay, Holmes, Jackson & Walton.

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:

  • Washington 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.
    • Caryville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Vernon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Brock Crossroad
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
      • Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
    • Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coosada Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
      • Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
    • Wausau
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Millers Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
      • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
    • Chipley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Ebro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
      • Ebro is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebro <1>
  • Bay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
    • Fountain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Vicksburg ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
      • Vicksburg is located in Bay County
      • Former name for Vicksburg:
      • Vickerburg
    • Southport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Youngstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
    • Bonifay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Westville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ponce de Leon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Izagora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Izagora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
      • Izagora is located in Holmes County
    • Esto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
      • Esto is located in Holmes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Noma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
    • Alford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Steele City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
      • Steele City is located in Jackson County
    • Graceville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cottondale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jacob City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
      • Jacob City is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Campbellton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Walton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
    • Knox Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
      • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
    • Argyle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
    • De Funiak Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Freeport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Geneva County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
    • Black
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
      • Black is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Eunola ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
      • Eunola is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Geneva
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <1>
    • Hartford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Costilla ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Costilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
      • Costilla is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Dundee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Slocomb
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slocomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocomb
      • Slocomb is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,929 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slocomb <1>
  • Houston County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
    • Madrid
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
      • Madrid is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
    • Merritts Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritts Crossroads
      • Merritts Crossroads is located in Houston County (AL)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Five Points, see our County-by-County Page for 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 41 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 28 miles [45.1 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 begin 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 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.

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 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.

  • Blackman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackman Cemetery
  • Clarkston Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarkston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarkston Cemetery
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weeks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weeks Cemetery
  • Westville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westville Cemetery
  • Dyson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Still Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Still Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Still Cemetery
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardy Cemetery
  • Forehand Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forehand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forehand Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunn - Raley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunn - Raley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunn - Raley Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilcox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcox Cemetery
  • Continue List   (91 more) ...
    • Potter Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Cemetery
    • Lay Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lay Cemetery
    • Wood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood 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.<5>

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.

  • Caryville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bonifay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Westville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Millers Ferry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
    • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
  • Cerrogordo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerrogordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
    • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
  • Ponce de Leon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Knox Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
    • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
  • Chipley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Redbay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbay
    • Redbay is located in Walton County
  • Izagora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Izagora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
    • Izagora is located in Holmes County
  • Argyle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Eucheeanna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eucheeanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucheeanna
    • Eucheeanna is located in Walton County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Union
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Walton County
    • Graceville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Warwick ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Warwick is located in Geneva County (AL)

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.

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

The official website for Washington County: www.washingtonfl.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Five Points) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Five Points. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7133, Longitude: -85.7505    
<4>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.
<5>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.




 

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