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 and 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 is located in Monroe County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans & Wayne.
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:
- Monroe 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.
- Riga
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riga is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Churchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Belcoda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Belcoda is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
- North Chili
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Chili is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chili
- Mumford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Garbutt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Garbutt is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
- Severance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Severance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Scottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brookdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Whites
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whites is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Adams Basin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Bergen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fort Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Limerock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- Jericon Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
- Le Roy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Morganville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Stafford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pavilion Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- Pavilion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Batavia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Caledonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Inverness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Inverness is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
- York
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Craigs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Lima
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <1>
- Geneseo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sleggs Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- Livonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cuylerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
- Leicester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Leicester is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Former names for Leicester:
- Leister
- Moscow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <1>
- Pine Tavern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Tavern is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- North Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- West Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Richmond Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
- Victor
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Village of Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
- Holcomb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- West Canadice Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canadice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Canadice is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
- Centerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centerfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
- Bristol Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Clarendon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Manning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Manning is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- South Barre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Hulberton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hulberton is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
- Murray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Brockville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brockville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
- Kendall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Albion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Barre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
- Kent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Lincoln
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Macedon Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
- Macedon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fruitland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Huddle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Huddle is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
- Walworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Ontario
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Yellow Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Covington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Covington is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Peoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Peoria is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Wyoming
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
- Dale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Perry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Attica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Silver Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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.
- Riga Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Creekside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Buckbee Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Brigids Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chili Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Chili Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Bergen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (365 more) ...
- Stone Church Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mumford Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Garbutt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
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.
- Riga
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riga is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Clifton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Churchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- North Chili
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Chili is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chili
- Bergen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stone Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stone Church is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Mumford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Garbutt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Garbutt is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
- Fort Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Limerock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- Caledonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Severance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Severance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Whites
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whites is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Brookdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brookdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
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 269 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. 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 visit 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 New York
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Genesee County
- Livingston County
- Ontario County
- Orleans County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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'. |