Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Five Points in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Five Points. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Benson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McKoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McKoy is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
- Dunn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Four Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Timothy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Timothy is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Blackmans Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Harper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Spilona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spilona is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spilona
- Turlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Turlington is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Newton Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bentonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Mingo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mingo is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Smithfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Godwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barclaysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
- Beaman Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Dobbersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dobbersville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbersville
- Oliver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Bunnlevel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Pine Level
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Selma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson's Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
- Carlos
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carlos is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
- Lillington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
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