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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 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 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 Fulton County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fulton County: Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth & Gwinnett.
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:
- Fulton 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.
- Atlanta
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cabbage Town
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
- Peoplestown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
- Vine City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vine City is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City
- Linwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Brookwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brookwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookwood
- Sylvan Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan Hills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,463 people
- Thomasville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thomasville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,518 people
- Adams Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Park
- Fort McPherson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buckhead is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- East Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Allatoona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allatoona is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Colemans Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
- Skyridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
- Breeze Hill Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
- Hardman Place
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
- Kingridge West
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kingridge West is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingridge West
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,777 people
- Woodstock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Motes Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
- Tyson Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
- Gibson Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
- Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Allatoona Pass
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
- Hickory Flat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Coxs Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coxs Crossing is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Crossing
- Conley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Normandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Normandy is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
- Oak Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Village is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Ellenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
- Morrow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Riverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Windermere Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Windermere Woods is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,937 people
- Rex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Nelsons Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
- Brookside Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Vinings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ivey Terrace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ivey Terrace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 914 people
- Gordon Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
- Knox Springs Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
- Smyrna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mableton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Furniture City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Furniture City is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
- Chattahoochee Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chattahoochee Heights is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 3,207 people
- Blue Ridge Manor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,461 people
- Austell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- East Atlanta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlanta
- Druid Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Emory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Emory is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 393 people
- Turner Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Village is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Village
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Hills
- La Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- La Vista is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,200 people
- North Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Decatur is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Decatur
- Gresham Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gresham Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Park
- North Druid Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Druid Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Druid Hills
- Avondale Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belvedere Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belvedere Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Park
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Lithia Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Flowers Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Blair Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Lakeland Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Douglasville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Springwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Windwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- White City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Winston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ephesus Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Hannah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Tyree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Lafayette Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lafayette Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,339 people
- Franklin Farms
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Franklin Farms is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Farms
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,192 people
- Blakely Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
- Winterthur Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Winterthur Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterthur Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,237 people
- Fayetteville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tyrone Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
- Tyrone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette Villa Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- McIntosh Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Harp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Keyland Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
- Inman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Danbury Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Danbury Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury Village
- Elmside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
- Mountain Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Norcross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lilburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peachtree Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stonemont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
- Berkeley Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Berkeley Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,147 people
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Berkshire is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
- Luxomni
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Luxomni is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxomni
- Estimated population in 2019: 514 people
- Berkeley Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bethesda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethesda is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Estimated population in 2019: 725 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Stockbridge North
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- Stockbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Oakwood Manor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Whitehouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- McDonough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blacksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Salem Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Branch is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
- Salem Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Newton Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Indian Rose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- Hiram
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Country Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
- New Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Home Place Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
- Dallas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forrister
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Lakeview Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Conyers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Milstead
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Zingara
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Spalding County
- Sunny Side
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Youth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
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.
- Martin Luther King, Junior Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Westview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Westview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Atlanta.
- The Westview Cemetery has also been known as:
- West View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37684 <2>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crest Lawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Lawn Memorial Park
- The Crest Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Crest Lawn Cemetery
- Crestlawn Cemetery
- North View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33483 <2>
- Elliott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- E.R. Elliot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- The Lincoln Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35008 <2>
- Continue List (533 more) ...
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Decatur Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.
- Atlanta
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Roseland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roseland is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- East Atlanta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlanta
- Edgewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Edgewood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Woodward
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodward is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Kirkwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kirkwood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Clifton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Cornell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cornell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- East Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Constitution
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Constitution is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edwardsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bolton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Hapeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peachtree Park ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Peachtree Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Park
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 269 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 6 miles [9.7 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 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:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Cherokee County
- Clayton County
- Cobb County
- DeKalb County
- Douglas County
- Fayette County
- Gwinnett County
- Henry County
- Newton County
- Paulding County
- Rockdale County
- Spalding County
- Walton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 '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'. |