Welcome to Five Points ...

So far, we found very little information about Five Points. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Five Points to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Five Points, please Contact Us.

Five Points would have been located within present day Caribou County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Five Points: Five Pts.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Five Points is 7,660 feet [2,335 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Five Points is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Five Points was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Five Points once stood is in the (208) and (986)<4> area codes.

Communities Also Named Five Points ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 144 communities that are also named Five Points - they are located in Alabama (16), California (6), Colorado, Connecticut (2), Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (21), Illinois (2), Indiana (10), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Nebraska, New Brunswick (2), New Jersey (3), New Mexico, New York (4), North Carolina (11), Ohio (15), Pennsylvania (20), South Carolina (3), South Dakota, Tennessee (4), Texas (2), Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Five Points.

Communities near Five Points ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Five Points.

• Pocatello
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocatello
  • Pocatello is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocatello <5>
• Chubbuck
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbuck
  • Chubbuck is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chubbuck <5>
• Inkom
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inkom have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkom
  • Inkom is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inkom <5>
• Bancroft
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
  • Bancroft is located in Caribou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <5>
• Chesterfield ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Caribou County
• Alameda
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
  • Alameda is located in Bannock County
• Fort Hall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hall
  • Fort Hall is located in Bingham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Hall <5>
• Blackfoot
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
  • Blackfoot is located in Bingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackfoot <5>
• McCammon
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCammon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCammon
  • McCammon is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCammon <5>
• Collins
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Collins is located in Bingham County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Five Points. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Five Points.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Five Points. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Five Points.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Points. See our Newspapers Page for Five Points.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/