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 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 located in Columbia County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Columbia County: Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill & Sullivan.
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:
- Columbia 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.
- Jamison City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Stillwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jonestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Zaner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Coles Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Rohrsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Foundryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Iola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Laddsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Overton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Wilmot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- New Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Evergreen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- New Era
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Sugar Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Marshview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Wyalusing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Long Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long Valley is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Coxes Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Tresckow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Beaver Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Fairmount Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Clarks View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Mossville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Red Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Pleasant Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Rittenhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Harveyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Register
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- New Columbus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Bloomingdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Huntington Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Richarts Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Lungerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Unityville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Biggerstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Beaver Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Lairdsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Muncy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Muncy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Proctor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Montgomery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wallis Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
- Montoursville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Exchange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Washingtonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Mechanicsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Turbotville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Rushtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Elysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- McEwensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Potts Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reed
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Dewart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Watsontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Nuremberg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Zion Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ferndale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Oneida
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sheppton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Ringtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Krebs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Girard Manor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Raven Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Kelayres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Long Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Beech Glen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Sonestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Laporte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shinerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Eagles Mere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dushore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Forksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Ogdonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Hillsgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Noxen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Evans Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Forkston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Stowell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Jenks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Jenningsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Mehoopany Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- South Eaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Vosburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
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.
- Boston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Gabriel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gabriel Cemetery
- The St. Gabriel Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Garbiel's Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #369311 <2>
- Raven Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goss Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Huntington Mills.
- The Goss Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harveyville Cemetery
- Trescott Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186549 <2>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graveyard Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Broadway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- Benscoter Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rohrsburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.<4>
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.
- Coles Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coles Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Creek
- Clarks View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Laubach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laubach is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laubach
- Cambra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Red Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jamison City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Register
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Harveyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Pleasant Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Rittenhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Central
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Waller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- New Columbus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Town Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Town Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
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 64 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 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Carbon County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- Sullivan County
- Wyoming County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | 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'. |
| <4> | 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. |