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 doctors and hospitals 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 Greene County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Greene County: Clark, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Montgomery & Warren.
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:
- Greene 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.
- Fairborn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beavercreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trebein
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Yellow Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pinewood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Xenia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilberforce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bellbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Roxanna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- New Jasper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Poast Town Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Poast Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Middletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Jacksonburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Miltonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Christiansburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Saint Paris
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Powhattan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Westville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Millerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Urbana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mutual
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Carysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Kingscreek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Holiday Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Crystal Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Park Layne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Green Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Enon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- New Carlisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Limestone City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Green Hedges
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Dodo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Shawnee Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- North Hampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Kenwood Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- New Burlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- North Kingman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Port William
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Wilmington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Sabina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Gordon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Pitsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ithaca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Octa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Jeffersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Hagler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- South Solon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Summerford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Choctaw Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Ginghamsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Tipp City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alcony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Casstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kessler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Garland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Troy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Conover
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Fletcher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Lena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Laura
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huber Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Hooks Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Oakwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Northridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Northridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Riverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Kettering
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vandalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gem City Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates
- Shiloh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Verona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ingomar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Euphemia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Alexandria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gratis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Lockington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Five Points
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Corwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Waynesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kenricksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Harveysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Springboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Hunter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Greentree Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Morrow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hageman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- Williams County
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
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.
- Reese - Peto Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese - Peto Cemetery
- The Reese - Peto Cemetery has also been known as:
- Unity Cemetery
- Byron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Schmidt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mitman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gerlaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Aley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haverstick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverstick Cemetery
- The Haverstick Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harshman Cemetery
- Koogler Cemetery
- Zimmerman Cemetery
- Hering Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (522 more) ...
- Bath Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Schoolhouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kemp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.
- Byron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Byron is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Zimmerman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zimmerman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Alpha
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Trebein
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Bryson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bryson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
- Oldtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oldtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
- Medway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Yellow Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Enon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Xenia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brandt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brandt is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hennessey ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hennessey is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
- Mad River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mad River is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mad River
- Forgy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forgy is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forgy
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 228 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 13 miles [20.9 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 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 Ohio
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Darke County
- Fayette County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |