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.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 is located in Ontario 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 Ontario County: Livingston, Monroe, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne & Yates.
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:
- Ontario 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.
- West Junius
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Junius is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
- Thompson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thompson is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Dobbins Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
- Melvin Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
- Phelps
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seneca Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flint
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flint is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Port Gibson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Billsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Billsboro is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
- Hopewell Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
- Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Cayuga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Union Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Port Byron
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
- Former name for Port Byron:
- Bucksville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
- Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Throop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Throop is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Scipioville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
- Willets
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willets is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
- Melrose Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
- Sennett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sherwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Fairport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ford Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
- East Rochester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
- Penfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Honeoye Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Jordan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mottville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Skaneateles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jacks Reef
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
- Mandana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mandana is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
- Halfway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Plainville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Border City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Waterloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tyre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Kuneytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Canoga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Romulus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Varick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Willard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ovid
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lodi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kidders
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- Interlaken
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Interlaken is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Former names for Interlaken:
- Farmer Village
- Farmer
- Farmerville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlaken <1>
- Tompkins County
- Lake Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
- Fairville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Wayne Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
- East Palmyra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
- South Sodus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- South Sodus is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
- Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Butler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Butler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
- Marquart Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
- Yellow Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Bellona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Angus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Benton Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
- Dresden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rushville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Penn Yan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Yatesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Yatesville is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Potter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Keuka Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vine Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Himrod
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Barrington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Barrington is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
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.
- Humphrey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hoffman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vandemark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Burnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Joslyn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bowdish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westfall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pinewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (459 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 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.
- West Junius
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Junius is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
- Phelps
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Phelps Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Phelps Junction is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Junction
- Waterloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marengo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Orleans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Orleans is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Seneca Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flint
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flint is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Seneca Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tyre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Lock Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lock Berlin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Berlin
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 86 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 18 miles [29 km]<4>. 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 like to start with 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 Ontario County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cayuga County
- Monroe County
- Onondaga County
- Seneca County
- Tompkins County
- Wayne County
- Yates 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> | 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, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Five Points) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |