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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 Corner (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 Corner. 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 Corner ...
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 Corner: Five Pts. Cor. (or less commonly used: Five Pts. Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Five Points Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Five Points Corner.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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 Corner is located in Porter County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Porter County: Cook (IL), Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Starke & Berrien (MI).
Below are the counties that are near Five Points Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Five Points Corner:
- Porter County (The home county of Five Points Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points Corner, with the one closest to Five Points Corner listed first.
- Kouts
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Aylesworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Aylesworth is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Boone Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- Porter Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Valparaiso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Suman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Suman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suman
- Wheeler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- South Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Haven is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Tratebas Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tratebas Mill is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tratebas Mill
- Babcock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Babcock is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Portage
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points Corner, with the one closest to Five Points Corner listed first.
- Tefft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Wheatfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stoutsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- DeMotte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- DeMotte is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
- DeMotte has also been known as:
- De Motte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <1>
- Forest City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Virgie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Gifford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gifford is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Fair Oaks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rensselaer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Collegeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Collegeville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points Corner, with the one closest to Five Points Corner listed first.
- Lakes of the Four Seasons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people
- Leroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leroy is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Deep River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Dinwiddie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dinwiddie is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie
- Green Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hobart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Merrillville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shelby
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Lake Dalecarlia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lake Dalecarlia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dalecarlia
- Lowell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- LaPorte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points Corner, with the one closest to Five Points Corner listed first.
- La Crosse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wanatah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haskell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haskell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Alida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alida is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Hanna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Otis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Otis is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Holmesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Kingsford Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,379 people
- Door Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Kingsbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Marshall County
- Donaldson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Donaldson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points Corner, with the one closest to Five Points Corner listed first.
- Thayer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Roselawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Sumava Resorts
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Mount Ayr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points Corner, with the one closest to Five Points Corner listed first.
- Medaryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Denham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Denham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Francesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beardstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beardstown is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Winamac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph County
- Walkerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Starke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points Corner, with the one closest to Five Points Corner listed first.
- San Pierre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Judson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toto
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Toto is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toto
- Aldine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aldine is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Knox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hamlet
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bass Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bass Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- Ober
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ober is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober
- Grovertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grovertown is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
- Ora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ora is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Koontz Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
- White County
- Lee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Cook County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points Corner, with the one closest to Five Points Corner listed first.
- Lynwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sauk Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ford Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lansing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kankakee County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points Corner, with the one closest to Five Points Corner listed first.
- Illinoi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Sherburnville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Illiana Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
- Litchfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Will County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points Corner, with the one closest to Five Points Corner listed first.
- Willowbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Beecher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Five Points Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Five Points Corner.
Cemeteries Near Five Points Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Five Points Corner.
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 Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Five Points Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Five Points Corner, with the one closest to Five Points Corner listed first.
- Hopewell Mennonite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Graceland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Adam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cornell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Merriman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stoner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fleming Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shurr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (171 more) ...
- Hebron Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Graceland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Five Points Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Five Points Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Five Points Corner, with the one closest to Five Points Corner listed first.
- Kouts
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Aylesworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Aylesworth is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Clanricarde
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clanricarde is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanricarde
- Boone Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- La Crosse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hurlburt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hurlburt is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlburt
- Wilders
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilders is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilders
- South Wanatah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Wanatah is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wanatah
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wheatfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tefft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Stoutsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wanatah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valparaiso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- San Pierre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Five Points Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Five Points Corner.
Newspapers Published in Five Points Corner ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Points Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Five Points Corner, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Five Points Corner.
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 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 Corner:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Porter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- Lake County
- LaPorte County
- Marshall County
- Newton County
- Pulaski County
- Saint Joseph County
- Starke County
- White County
- Cook County
- Kankakee County
- Will County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |