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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 and doctors 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 Warren 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 Warren County: Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Greene, Hamilton & Montgomery.

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:

  • Warren 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.
    • Kenricksville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Kenricksville is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
    • Springboro
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Franklin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Corwin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Waynesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Lion
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Lion is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
    • Hunter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hunter is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Greentree Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
    • Lebanon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Harveysburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Harveysburg is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • Hageman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Hageman is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
    • South Lebanon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Shadow Lake Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
    • Fayetteville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Martin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Martin is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
      • Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
    • Vera Cruz
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Vera Cruz is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
    • Poast Town Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
    • Poast Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Poast Town is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
    • Middletown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Monroe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • South Middletown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • South Middletown is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
    • Astoria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Astoria is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
    • Bethany
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bethany is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Kyles
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kyles is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
    • Taylor Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Taylor Village is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Village
    • Trenton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Miltonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Miltonville is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
    • Rockdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockdale is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Jacksonburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
    • Crystal Lakes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
    • Park Layne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Park Layne is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
    • Holiday Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
    • Enon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Enon is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,381 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enon <1>
    • Green Meadows
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Meadows is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
    • New Carlisle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Donnelsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Donnelsville is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Cortsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cortsville is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
    • Green Hedges
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Hedges is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
    • Limestone City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Limestone City is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
    • Shawnee Acres
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
    • Dodo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Dodo is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
  • Clermont County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
    • Loveland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Branch Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Branch Hill is located in Clermont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill
    • Epworth Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Epworth Heights is located in Clermont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Heights
    • Mount Repose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Mount Repose is located in Clermont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Repose
    • Mulberry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Mulberry is located in Clermont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Ashdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Ashdale is located in Clermont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
    • Day Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Moores Fork
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
    • Newtonsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Newtonsville is located in Clermont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
    • Williams Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Williams Corners is located in Clermont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners
    • Beechwood ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Beechwood is located in Clermont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
    • Craver
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Craver is located in Clermont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craver
    • Marathon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Marathon is located in Clermont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
    • New Burlington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • New Burlington is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
    • North Kingman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • North Kingman is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
    • Clarksville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Port William
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Port William is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Blanchester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilmington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Midland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Midland is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
    • Clinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Clinton is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Westboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Westboro is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
    • Morrisville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Morrisville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
    • Martinsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Martinsville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
    • Lees Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
    • Sabina
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Darke County
    • Gordon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gordon is located in Darke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
    • Bellbrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Roxanna
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Roxanna is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
    • Spring Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Beavercreek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Trebein
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Pinewood Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
    • Xenia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Xenia is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <1>
    • Fairborn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilberforce
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • New Jasper
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • New Jasper is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
    • Shawnee Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
    • Cedarville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Yellow Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
    • Loveland Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Loveland Park is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Park
    • Highpoint
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Highpoint is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
    • Sharonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Remington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Remington is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
    • Evendale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Springdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Ash
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Montgomery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Glendale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Kenwood is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Dillonvale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Dillonvale is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillonvale
    • Forest Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Miami County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
    • Ginghamsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
    • Garland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Garland is located in Miami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Tipp City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Kessler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Kessler is located in Miami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
    • West Milton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Potsdam
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Potsdam is located in Miami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
    • Ludlow Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
    • Oakwood Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Miamisburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Carlisle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • West Carrollton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kettering
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Moraine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Whitfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Whitfield is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
    • Gem City Estates
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates
    • Oakwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
    • Germantown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Frytown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Frytown is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
    • Dayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Dayton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,907 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <1>
  • Preble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
    • Ingomar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Ingomar is located in Preble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
    • Gratis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • West Elkton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • West Alexandria
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Camden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Eaton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Euphemia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Euphemia is located in Preble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
    • Lewisburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Verona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Lakengren
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
    • Morning Sun
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Morning Sun is located in Preble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
    • Corvin ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Corvin is located in Preble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
  • Shelby County
    • Riverside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Riverside is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Williams County
    • Franklin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • 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.

  • Miami Valley Memorial Garden
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rehoboth Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Friends Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
    • The Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Quaker Cemetery
  • Friends Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
    • The Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hicksite Cemetery
    • Quaker Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Graham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Old School Baptist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Springboro Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Springboro Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Springboro.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43554 <2>
  • Null Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eyer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lytle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle Cemetery
    • The Lytle Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lytle Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Raysville Cemetery
  • Sears Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (526 more) ...
    • Centerville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Washington Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Warwick - Rhodes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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.

  • Springboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ridgeville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ridgeville is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
  • Lytle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lytle is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
  • Pekin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pekin is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Centerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dodds
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dodds is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodds
  • Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Red Lion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Lion is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Waynesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Miamisburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Carlisle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • West Carrollton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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    • Bellbrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Whitfield is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
    • Blue Ball
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Blue Ball is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball

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 198 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 14 miles [22.5 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 either 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:

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 things 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'.