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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 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 Wilcox County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilcox County: Ben Hill, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Pulaski, Telfair & Turner.

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:

  • Wilcox 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.
    • Pineview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Seville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
      • Seville is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <1>
    • Pitts
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rochelle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
      • Rochelle is located in Wilcox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <1>
    • Abbeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ben Hill County
    • Abba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
      • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
  • Bleckley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
    • Cochran
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Royal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Bleckley County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
  • Crisp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
    • Lamb Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
      • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
    • McKenzie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKenzie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
      • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
    • Cordele
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Arabi
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Milldale ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milldale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Milldale is located in Crisp County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
    • Rhine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
      • Rhine is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhine <1>
    • Empire
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Dodge County
    • Eastman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Yonkers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
      • Yonkers is located in Dodge County
    • Chauncey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Plainfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Dodge County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 716 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <1>
  • Dooly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
    • Pinehurst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Vienna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Unadilla
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <1>
    • Lilly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
      • Lilly is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilly <1>
    • Byromville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Dooling
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
      • Dooling is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
    • Elko
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinchfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Perry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
    • Kathleen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kathleen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleen
      • Kathleen is located in Houston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kathleen <1>
    • Woodard Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodard Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
      • Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
  • Irwin County
    • Arp
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
      • Arp is located in Irwin County
  • Lee County
    • Chokee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
      • Chokee is located in Lee County
  • Macon County
    • Montezuma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pulaski County
    • Hawkinsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Sumter County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
    • Cobb
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • De Soto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Leslie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Turner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
    • Rebecca
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Ashburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Sycamore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
    • Warwick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuffietown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuffietown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
      • Cuffietown is located in Worth County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 186 people

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.

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.

  • Cook Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pope City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pope City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pope City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Joiner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joiner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joiner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pineview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pineview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pineview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mars Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mars Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mars Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christian Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (246 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dennard Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dennard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dennard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bluff Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluff Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

  • Tippettville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tippettville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippettville
    • Tippettville is located in Dooly County
  • Seville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
    • Seville is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <1>
  • Pitts
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Findlay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Findlay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
    • Findlay is located in Dooly County
  • Richwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Richwood is located in Dooly County
  • Rochelle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Rochelle is located in Wilcox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <1>
  • Pinehurst
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Vienna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cordele
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hawkinsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Unadilla
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
    • Unadilla is located in Dooly County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <1>
  • Elko
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Abbeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Grovania
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grovania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
      • Grovania is located in Houston County
    • Arabi
      (20 miles [32.2 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 49 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. 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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

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 State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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.
<6>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 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: 32.0949, Longitude: -83.5854       In this case, the coordinates for Five Points have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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