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 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 is located in Cleveland County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cleveland County: Burke, Gaston, Lincoln, Rutherford, Cherokee (SC) & York (SC).
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:
- Cleveland 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.
- Delight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Polkville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- New House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Casar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Campcall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Kingstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Lawndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Belwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Knob Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Fallston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lattimore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Camp Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Enola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Brindletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Yellow Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Calvin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Parkhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Glen Alpine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Morganton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Baton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Pinehurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Sawmills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Granite Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cajah's Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Gamewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Hudson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Concord ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Northlakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Cooksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Banoak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Plateau
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Advent Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Propst Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Blackburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Meadow Brook Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Rhoney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Mountain View
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Brookford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Long View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Startown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Hickory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Dellview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Cherryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Perry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Tryon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Bessemer City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- High Shoals
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Dallas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gastonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Gastonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Laurel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Hulls Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Henry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Vale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Lincolnton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Boger City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Iron Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Patten
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Vein Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Glenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Nebo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Providence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Greenlee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Lackey Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Moffitt Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Polk County
- Mill Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Hollis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Sunshine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Washburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Ellenboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bostic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Six Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Caroleen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Forest City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Bakersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bakersville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Henrietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Chesnee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Gaffney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Macedonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Kings Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spartanburg County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Brooklyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Mayo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fingerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <1>
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.
- Lattimore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elliott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White Oak Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crowder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mooney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thomas Walker Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Community Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warlick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (330 more) ...
- Fortune Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Valley Missionary Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wall's Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
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.
- Polkville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Delight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Hollis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- New House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Campcall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Casar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Double Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Double Shoals is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Shoals
- Belwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Knob Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Sunshine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Washburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lattimore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Fallston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Golden ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Golden is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
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 53 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 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. 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 turn to 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:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cleveland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Polk County
- Rutherford County
- Cherokee County
- Spartanburg County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |