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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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 Whitley 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 Whitley County: Allen, Huntington, Kosciusko, Noble & Wabash.
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:
- Whitley 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.
- Cresco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Columbia City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lorane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Tri-Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Collins
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Larwill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Ormas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ormas is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
- Etna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Etna is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Churubusco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dunfee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- South Whitley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Collamer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- Luther
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Arcola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ari
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- Dunn Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- Huntertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Aboite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Wallen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Indian Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Fort Wayne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anthony Wayne Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hacienda Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Leo-Cedarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Leo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Yoder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- New Era
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Altona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Garrett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Corunna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spencerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elkhart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Benton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Millersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Paris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bainter Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
- Gravelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Disko
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Akron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Goblesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Roanoke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bippus
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- Bowerstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Huntington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Andrews
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harlansburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Markle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Majenica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Pierceton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Webster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Arrowhead Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arrowhead Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Park
- Winona Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Leesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Syracuse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wawasee Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wawasee Village is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawasee Village
- Claypool
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Milford is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
- Burket
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Burket is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Clunette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clunette is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clunette
- LaGrange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Wolcottville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Topeka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Valentine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Gravel Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Stroh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Merriam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Merriam is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Wolf Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Green Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Port Mitchell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Wilmot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Ege
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kimmell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Indian Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Cromwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laotto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avilla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brimfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Liberty Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
- North Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Servia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- Laketon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Urbana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lagro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roann
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stockdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Zanesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ossian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Uniondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
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.
- Stough Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Egolf Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egolf Cemetery
- The Egolf Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Thorncreek Bethel Cemetery
- Thorncreek Bethel Church of God Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173928 <2>
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blue River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hively Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jacob Hively Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nolt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Garrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Round Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (227 more) ...
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- The Scott Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keister Cemetery
- Scott / Keister Cemetery
- Scott / Keister / Kilngaman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165582 <2>
- Kiester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Troy Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 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.
- Cresco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Columbia City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lorane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Collins
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Coesse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coesse is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesse
- Larwill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Peabody
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Peabody is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Raber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raber is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raber
- Ormas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ormas is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
- Merriam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Merriam is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Churubusco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Whitley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tunker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tunker is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunker
- Laud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Laud is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laud
- Dunfee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
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 42 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 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.
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 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 Indiana
- Pages specific to Whitley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- DeKalb County
- Elkhart County
- Fulton County
- Huntington County
- Kosciusko County
- LaGrange County
- Noble County
- Wabash County
- Wells 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Five Points) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |