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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 primarily located in Miami County. A portion of Five Points extends into Montgomery 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 Miami County: Champaign, Clark, Darke, Montgomery & Shelby.
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:
- Miami 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.
- Garland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Potsdam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Laura
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Kessler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ginghamsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Tipp City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Covington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- 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 south)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Astoria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Poast Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Jacksonburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Somerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Miltonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Seven Mile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- South Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Trenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Christiansburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Millerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Crystal Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- New Carlisle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Park Layne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Dodo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Donnelsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Holiday Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Enon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- North Hampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Dialton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Lawrenceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Limestone City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Gordon
(5 miles [8 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ithaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Arcanum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Castine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Poplar Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Savona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Gettysburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Fort Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Wayne Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- New Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Fairborn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beavercreek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bellbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trebein
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pinewood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Spring Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Xenia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Arlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Wengerlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brookville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Englewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Airhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Pyrmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Northview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Trotwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kreitzer Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Verona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Euphemia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Alexandria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Ingomar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Eaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Gratis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Paris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Lakengren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Riverside
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Russia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lockington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Dawson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Hardin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Fort Laramie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sidney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pasco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Springboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Five Points
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Kenricksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Hunter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Red Lion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Williams County
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Arba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Spartanburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Haysville Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Union City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lynn is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <1>
- Union County (IN)
- Goodwins Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Whitewater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Chester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Richmond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Boston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Webster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
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.
- Phillipsburg Christian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Worman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dohner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Arlington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Parish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Parish Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Arlington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158413 <2>
- Swank Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potsdam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Verona Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Cemetery
- The Verona Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Baltimore Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43910 <2>
- Bachman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (523 more) ...
- Clayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
- Garland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Potsdam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Wengerlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Bachman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bachman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachman
- Dodson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dodson is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Brookville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- County Line ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- County Line is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- West Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Laura
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gordon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- West Sonora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Sonora is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sonora
- Ludlow Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Euphemia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
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 28 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]<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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Miami County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams County
- Randolph County
- Union County
- Wayne 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' (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'. |