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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Marion 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 Marion County: Chattahoochee, Schley, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor & Webster.
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:
- Marion 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.
- Tazewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tazewell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Juniper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Juniper is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Putnam is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
- Glen Alta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Alta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
- Draneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Draneville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
- Chattahoochee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Ida Vesper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
- Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- Cusseta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Halloca ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
- Central Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Central Springs is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Springs
- Ochillee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
- Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
- Fort Benning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Zenith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Zenith is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
- Lee Pope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Waverly Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ellerslie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cataula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Ideal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oglethorpe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marshallville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Chalybeate Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Muscogee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Upatoi
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Midland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Branton Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
- East Edgewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Edgewood is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgewood
- Estimated population in 2019: 569 people
- Sunset Terrace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sunset Terrace is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Terrace
- Population from the 2010 Census: 846 people
- Baker Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Baker Village is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Village
- Cusseta Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
- Saint Marys Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
- Glenns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Glenns is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 people
- Hilton Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hilton Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 324 people
- Lincoln Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
- Wynnton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wynnton is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnton
- Schley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ellaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- La Crosse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- La Crosse is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Richland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Louvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Shiloh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Andersonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Former name for Andersonville:
- Anderson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <1>
- Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Americus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Junction City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Geneva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Box Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Talbotton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Prattsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
- Belleview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Belleview is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Woodland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Mauk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Norwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Norwich is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
- Rupert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Howard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Howard is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Butler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Carsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Reynolds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Upson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Lincoln Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
- Sunset Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Thomaston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Webster County
- Preston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
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.
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Trinity Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mauk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bloodworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pine Level Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Bethel Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bethel Church Cemetery
- The Sand Bethel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sand Bethel Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prosperity Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brewer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- The Brewer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Colonel Brewer Cemetery
- Corbitt Methodist Church Cemetery
- Lieutenant Colonel Brewer Cemetery
- Geneva Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Doyle Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Independent Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<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.
- Tazewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tazewell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Brantley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brantley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Howard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Howard is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Geneva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Juniper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Juniper is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Paschal ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Paschal is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paschal
- Doyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Doyle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Murrays Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murrays Crossroads is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Crossroads
- Putnam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Putnam is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
- Baldwinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Baldwinville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Butler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Box Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zellobee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zellobee is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zellobee
- Glen Alta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Alta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
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 32 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 26 miles [41.8 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 like to 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 Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chattahoochee County
- Crawford County
- Harris County
- Macon County
- Meriwether County
- Muscogee County
- Schley County
- Stewart County
- Sumter County
- Talbot County
- Taylor County
- Upson County
- Webster 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 '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'. |
| <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. |