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.
- Mineral
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Carbondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Ingham ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Hamley Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamley Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamley Run
- Hamley Run is located in Athens County
- Glen Ebon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Moonville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Grosvenor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Knox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Fisher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Athens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,600 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
- Armitage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Chauncey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Buchtel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Nelsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Nelsonville is located in Athens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelsonville <4>
- Starr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Bolins Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolins Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolins Mills
- Bolins Mills is located in Vinton County
- Albany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Athens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
- Millfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millfield
- Millfield is located in Athens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millfield <4>
- Orbiston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Monday
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - New Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Plymouth
- New Plymouth is located in Vinton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Plymouth <4>
- Zaleski
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaleski
- Zaleski is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zaleski <4>
- Ural ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Pleasanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Pleasanton is located in Athens County
- Lysander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Haydenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haydenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
- Haydenville is located in Hocking County
- Jobs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Longstreth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longstreth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreth
- Longstreth is located in Hocking County
- Union Furnace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Carbon Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Orland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |