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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Leavenworth County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Leavenworth County: Atchison, Douglas, Jefferson, Johnson, Wyandotte & Platte (MO).
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:
- Leavenworth 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.
- Jarbalo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Hoge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Fairmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Springdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bain City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Leavenworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Basehor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tonganoxie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lowemont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Kickapoo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Atchison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Oak Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Potter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Potter is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Port Williams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Cummings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Atchison
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Monrovia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monrovia is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Lancaster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Effingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Doniphan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Doniphan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Midland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Weaver
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Eudora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Noria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Lawrence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Lecompton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sibleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Grover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grover is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Kanwaka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kanwaka is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanwaka
- Kanwaka has also been known as:
- Kanawha
- Kannaka
- Kanwaca
- Clearfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Big Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- McLouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oskaloosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dunavant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dunavant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Buck Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Boyle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Boyle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
- Williamstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Nortonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Shore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lakeside Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Medina
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Medina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Indian Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Indian Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Wilder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Holliday
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- De Soto
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Monticello
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Clearview City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clearview City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- Lake Quivira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Shawnee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zarah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- Merriam
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Lenexa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mission
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mission is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <1>
- Roeland Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shawnee County
- Spencer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Wyandotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Wallula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Piper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Bonner Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grinter Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Morris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Turner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Kansas City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Argentine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Buchanan County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Lewis and Clark Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- De Kalb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Faucett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Clay County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Barry
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Barry is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Linden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Oaks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oaks is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Oakview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oakview is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Oakwood Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Park is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Oakwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Gladstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nashua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nashua is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- North Kansas City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Acme
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Acme is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Avondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Avondale is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Woodhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Smithville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton County (MO)
- Trimble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Kansas City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Leeds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Platte County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Stillings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stillings is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- Farley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Farley is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- East Leavenworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Waldron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Weston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Platte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Platte is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Platte City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Weatherby Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Iatan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Iatan is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Parkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Woodruff
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Sugar Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
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.
- Schrimpf Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Little Stranger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- High Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fall Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Starns Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Starns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holy Angels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
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.
- Jarbalo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Hoge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Fairmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Springdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Basehor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leavenworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tonganoxie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wallula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- McLouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- Stillings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stillings is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Piper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Lowemont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Millwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
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 93 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 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. 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 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 Kansas
- Pages specific to Leavenworth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atchison County
- Doniphan County
- Douglas County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Shawnee County
- Wyandotte County
- Buchanan County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Jackson County
- Platte County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |