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.
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 hospitals 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 Heard 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 Heard County: Randolph (AL), Carroll, Coweta & Troup.
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:
- Heard 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.
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Houston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Centralhatchee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Glenn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neals Crossroad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Frolona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Roosterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Yates Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Ephesus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Bowers Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Lowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Roopville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tyus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Whitesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fairlawn Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Carrollton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bowdon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Mount Zion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bowdon Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Grantville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Smokey Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Moreland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Smith City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- East Newnan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Newnan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sargent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bexton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Sharpsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Turin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jade Lake Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Haralson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Hannah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Tyree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- 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.
- Peachtree City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tinsley Mill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Hamptons Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
- Tyrone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foreston Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
- Tyrone Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Chattahoochee Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Carlton Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Palmetto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rivertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Pine Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mountainbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainbrook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
- Pine Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Lone Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Luthersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Gay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Graysons Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Brays Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Asta Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Hogansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Sassafrass Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Louise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Louise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
- Whitfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- LaGrange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Rockwell Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- Abbottsford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Chambers County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Evansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Standing Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Stroud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Doublehead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Fredonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Five Points
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Clackville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Lanett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Red Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Plant City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Chapel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Ranburne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Rock Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- High Shoals
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Sewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Roanoke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Graham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- West
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Corbin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Woodland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Peavy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Newell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Cambridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Wedowee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
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.
- Rains Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carser Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shackleford - Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Purgason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Owensby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Philpot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (538 more) ...
- Harmonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bruce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Darden - Crain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
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.
- Cooksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cooksville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Owensbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Owensbyville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensbyville
- Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Enon Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Enon Grove is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Grove
- Viola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Viola is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Houston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Handy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Handy is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Texas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Texas is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Simpson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Yellow Dirt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yellow Dirt is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dirt
- Glenn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glenloch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glenloch is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenloch
- Grantville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whitfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
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 16 miles [25.7 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Heard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Coweta County
- Douglas County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Harris County
- Meriwether County
- Troup County
- Chambers County
- Cleburne County
- Randolph 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Five Points) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |