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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Five Points: Five Pts.
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 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 Cattaraugus County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cattaraugus County: Allegany, Chautauqua, Erie, Wyoming, McKean (PA) & Warren (PA).
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:
- Cattaraugus 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.
- Eddyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eddyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County
- Little Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cattaraugus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattaraugus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattaraugus
- Cattaraugus is located in Cattaraugus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cattaraugus <2>
- Otto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellicottville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elkdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
- Elkdale is located in Cattaraugus County
- Little Rock City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock City
- Little Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County
- Brooklyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Brooklyn is located in Cattaraugus County
- Persia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Persia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
- Axeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
- Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
- Great Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peth
- Peth is located in Cattaraugus County
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Allegany County
- Cuba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Allegany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <2>
- Lyons Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corners
- Lyons Corners is located in Allegany County
- Rushford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Black Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Clarksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
- West Clarksville is located in Allegany County
- Chautauqua County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Cherry Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Cherry Creek is located in Chautauqua County
- Estimated population in 2019: 431 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Creek <2>
- Wango
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wango. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
- Wango is located in Chautauqua County
- Parcells Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parcells Corners
- Parcells Corners is located in Chautauqua County
- Kennedy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Poland Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poland Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
- Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County
- Forestville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ivory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Ivory is located in Chautauqua County
- Ross Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills
- Ross Mills is located in Chautauqua County
- Sinclairville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Irving
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Falconer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falconer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconer
- Falconer is located in Chautauqua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falconer <2>
- Gerry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Morton Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morton Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
- Morton Corners is located in Erie County
- Springville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Springville is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <2>
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Concord is located in Erie County
- Wyandale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
- Wyandale is located in Erie County
- Shirley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shirley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Shirley is located in Erie County
- Footes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footes
- Footes is located in Erie County
- North Collins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Collins
- North Collins is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Collins <2>
- Boston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pontiac
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Pontiac is located in Erie County
- Eden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Farnham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Farnham is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farnham <2>
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Arcade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Curriers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
- Curriers is located in Wyoming County
- McKean County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Tuna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tuna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna
- Tuna is located in McKean County (PA)
- Foster Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Foster Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Brook
- Foster Brook is located in McKean County (PA)
- Bradford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Derrick City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sawyer City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer City
- Sawyer City is located in McKean County (PA)
- Degolia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degolia
- Degolia is located in McKean County (PA)
- Dallas City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dallas City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
- Dallas City is located in McKean County (PA)
- Custer City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
- Custer City is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer City <2>
- Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit is located in McKean County (PA)
- Duke Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
- Duke Center is located in McKean County (PA)
- Lewis Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Run
- Lewis Run is located in McKean County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis Run <2>
- Rew
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rew
- Rew is located in McKean County (PA)
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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.
- Willson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willson Cemetery
- The Willson Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Hill Cemetery
- Jersey Hollow Cemetery
- Mansfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227550 <4>
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Eddyville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eddyville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eddyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- West Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Hill Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the West Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- The West Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Burying Grounds
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66691 <4>
- Little Valley Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Valley Rural Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Valley Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Otto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otto Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bowen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Maples Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maples Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Liberty Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Park Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rumsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rumsey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rumsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tug Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Annis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Niles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Niles Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Niles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lower New Albion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower New Albion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower New Albion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 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.
- Eddyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eddyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County
- Little Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Albion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albion
- New Albion is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albion <2>
- Otto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cattaraugus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattaraugus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattaraugus
- Cattaraugus is located in Cattaraugus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cattaraugus <2>
- Elkdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
- Elkdale is located in Cattaraugus County
- Ellicottville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Otto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Otto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otto
- East Otto is located in Cattaraugus County
- Napoli
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoli have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
- Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
- East Leon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leon
- East Leon is located in Cattaraugus County
- Ashford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Ashford is located in Cattaraugus County
- Persia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Persia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Wesley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Wesley is located in Cattaraugus County
- Salamanca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salamanca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamanca
- Salamanca is located in Cattaraugus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salamanca <2>
- Great Valley
(10 miles [16.1 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. 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 155 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 23 miles [37 km]<6>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 New York
- Pages specific to Cattaraugus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Chautauqua County
- Erie County
- Wyoming County
- McKean County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Five Points. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<4> | 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. |
<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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | 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 from Point A (ie- Five Points) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Five Points. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3028, Longitude: -78.7956 In this case, the coordinates for Five Points have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |