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 North (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 North. 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 North ...
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 North: Five Pts. North
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 southeast 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 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 east 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 North is located in Shiawassee 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 Shiawassee County: Clinton, Genesee, Gratiot, Ingham, Livingston & Saginaw.
Below are the counties that are near Five Points North. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Five Points North:
- Shiawassee County (The home county of Five Points North)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points North, with the one closest to Five Points North listed first.
- Henderson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Smith Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Crossing is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Crossing
- Owosso
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Corunna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Burton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Juddville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Juddville is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville
- New Lothrop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Lennon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points North, with the one closest to Five Points North listed first.
- Ovid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elsie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shepardsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Duplain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Duplain is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
- Eureka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Price
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Price is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Saint Johns
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East DeWitt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
- De Witt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gunnisonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
- Clinton Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points North, with the one closest to Five Points North listed first.
- Brent Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brent Creek is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Creek
- Montrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flushing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Duffield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duffield is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
- Gaines
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Swartz Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beecher
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beecher is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
- Farrandville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Farrandville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandville
- Flint
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Morris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Argentine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Argentine is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Gratiot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points North, with the one closest to Five Points North listed first.
- Bannister
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ashley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sickles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sickles is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
- Edgewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- North Star
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Star is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- North Star has also been known as:
- Northstar
- Pompeii
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ithaca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perrinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Breckenridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Middleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Wheeler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wheeler
- Ingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points North, with the one closest to Five Points North listed first.
- Haslett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williamston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Okemos
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Meridian is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Webberville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Lansing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Lansing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Lansing is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Lansing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points North, with the one closest to Five Points North listed first.
- Cohoctah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
- Deer Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Fowlerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Midland County
- Ryan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ryan is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Saginaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points North, with the one closest to Five Points North listed first.
- Oakley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chesaning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chapin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chapin is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Layton Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Layton Corners is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Corners
- Fenmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fenmore is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
- Brant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Luce ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Luce is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
- Saint Charles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nelson is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Taymouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Taymouth is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taymouth
- Garfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Five Points North, see our County-by-County Page for Five Points North.
Cemeteries Near Five Points North ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Five Points North.
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 North - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Five Points North covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Five Points North, with the one closest to Five Points North listed first.
- West Haven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old West Haven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Henderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Henderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Easton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Tree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 North in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Five Points North.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Five Points North, with the one closest to Five Points North listed first.
- Henderson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oakley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Easton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Easton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Owosso
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Corunna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Kerby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kerby is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby
- Kerby has also been known as:
- Kerby Mine
- Carland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carland is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carland
- Chesaning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chapin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chapin is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Bennington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bennington is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- New Lothrop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ovid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Layton Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Layton Corners is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Corners
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Five Points North. See our List of 1890's Communities around Five Points North.
Newspapers Published in Five Points North ...
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 North.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Five Points North, 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 North.
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 helpful 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 North:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Shiawassee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Genesee County
- Gratiot County
- Ingham County
- Livingston County
- Midland County
- Saginaw 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> | 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 North, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Five Points North) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |