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 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.
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 doctors 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 Eaton County.
To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Eaton County: Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Ingham, Ionia & Jackson.
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:
- Eaton 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.
- Charlotte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ainger
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ainger is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Olivet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Charlesworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Charlesworth is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesworth
- Eaton Rapids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gresham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gresham is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Stalls Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stalls Corner is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalls Corner
- Potterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellevue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Petrieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Petrieville is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrieville
- Kingsland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsland is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points Corner, with the one closest to Five Points Corner listed first.
- Nashville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Morgan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Woodland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Dowling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Banfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
- Cedar Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Hastings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Delton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Freeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points Corner, with the one closest to Five Points Corner listed first.
- Duck Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
- Rice Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rice Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
- Marengo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Marengo is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Pennfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
- Albion
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Marshall
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brownlee Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Ceresco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Verona Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Verona Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Park
- Bedford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Battle Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beadle Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
- Level Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points Corner, with the one closest to Five Points Corner listed first.
- Eagle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clinton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- De Witt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gunnisonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
- East DeWitt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
- Westphalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bath
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points Corner, with the one closest to Five Points Corner listed first.
- Onondaga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Holt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mason
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Leslie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Leslie is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leslie
- Edgemont Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
- Lansing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Lansing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North Lansing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North Lansing is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Okemos
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Pollok ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pollok is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollok
- Pollok has also been known as:
- Pollock
- Dansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ionia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points Corner, with the one closest to Five Points Corner listed first.
- Lake Odessa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Portland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Sebewa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
- Campbell Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
- Clarksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points Corner, with the one closest to Five Points Corner listed first.
- Springport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Devereaux
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Devereaux is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
- Tompkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkins is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Berryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Berryville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Parma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rives Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rives Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives Junction
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sandstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sandstone is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Woodville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Spring Arbor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
- Former name for Jackson:
- Jacksonopolis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
- Horton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kalamazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points Corner, with the one closest to Five Points Corner listed first.
- Augusta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Gull Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Highland Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Yorkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
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.
- Center Eaton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bosworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sowles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carrier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Millerburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Center Eaton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Center Eaton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Center Eaton Cemetery is located between<3> the communities of Charlotte and Eaton Rapids. The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the northwest of Eaton Rapids.
- The South Center Eaton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Long Cemetery
- South Eaton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1772 <2>
- West Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brickyard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Lee Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Partello Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Clarence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 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.
- Charlotte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brookfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Ainger
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ainger is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Olivet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Partello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Partello is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partello
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Carlisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Duck Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
- Charlesworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Charlesworth is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesworth
- Gresham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gresham is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Eaton Rapids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Potterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kalamo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kalamo is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamo
- Bellevue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springport
(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 38 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 29 miles [46.7 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Corner:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Eaton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Calhoun County
- Clinton County
- Ingham County
- Ionia County
- Jackson County
- Kalamazoo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Charlotte and Eaton Rapids. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
| <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 Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |