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.
- Hinterleiter
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
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- Topton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Schofer
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
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- Hancock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
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- Maxatawny
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maxatawny is located in Berks County
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- Mertztown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lyon Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon Station is located in Berks County
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- Longswamp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Longswamp is located in Berks County
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- Shamrock Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock Station is located in Berks County
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- Eagle Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
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- Kutztown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dryville is located in Berks County
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- Fredericksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fredericksville is located in Berks County
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- Breinigsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Laros ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laros is located in Lehigh County
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- Wallner ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
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- Seipstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
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- Weisenberg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
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- New Jerusalem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Jerusalem is located in Berks County
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- Rittenhouse Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
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- Red Lion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
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- Alburtis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek is located in Lehigh County
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- Trexlertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Haines
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haines is located in Lehigh County
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- Fogelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hynemansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
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- Grimville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
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. |
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