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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 Glascock 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 Glascock County: Hancock, Jefferson, McDuffie, Warren & Washington.
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:
- Glascock 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.
- Gibson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edge Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Keysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Saint Clair
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Gough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vidette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Harlem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sawdust
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Appling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maddox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Grovetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Swaggy Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
- White Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Comfort ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Comfort is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
- Siloam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daniel Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Sparta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Zebulon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Gum Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Avera
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha Springs
- Stapleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stapletons Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stapletons Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletons Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 393 people
- Wrens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wrens Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Zebina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Matthews
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Noah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Louisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moxley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Bartow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McDuffie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Thomson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Megahee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
- Dearing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Richmond County
- Blythe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Taliaferro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Raytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Sharon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crawfordville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Jewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Warrenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Camak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mesena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Norwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cadley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
- Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
- Barnett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Warthen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Davisboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sandersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tennille
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Deepstep
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riddleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Riddleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Goat Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Lundberg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
- Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
- Tyrone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
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.
- Williams Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Williford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sally Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kinsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Towner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Towner Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Mitchell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37400 <3>
- James Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Daniel Usry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Swint Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baker - Brinkly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (600 more) ...
- Fellowship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Griffen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.
- Mitchell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Agricola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Agricola is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Bastonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bastonville is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastonville
- Warrenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chalker ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chalker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalker
- Mayfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Avera
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Camak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Norwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stapleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mesena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Culverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Culverton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culverton
- Lindsey ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lindsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Warthen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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 63 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 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. 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 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 Glascock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Jefferson County
- McDuffie County
- Richmond County
- Taliaferro County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wilkes 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Five Points) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |