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 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 Elk 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 Elk County: Cameron, Clearfield, Forest, Jefferson, McKean & 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:
- Elk 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.
- Kylers Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Scattertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scattertown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
- Challenge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Byrnedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dagus Mines
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Brockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Caledonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Caledonia is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Horton City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Horton City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
- Shawmut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shawmut is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Saint Marys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Benezette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Beechwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Mix Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Huntley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Weber City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Driftwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Emporium
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Wyside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wyside is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
- Centre County
- Pine Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Glen is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Tyler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tyler is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Winterburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
- Treasure Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
- Rockton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rockton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- DuBois
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Luthersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Laborde
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Laborde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
- Mount Joy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Joy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Plymptonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plymptonville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymptonville
- Clearfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Helvetia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Clarington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Iron City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Sheffield Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Redclyffe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Marienville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Indiana County
- Johnsonburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsonburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Crenshaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Brockway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Falls Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Pancoast
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
- Allens Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Sandy Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
- Schoffner Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
- Prescottville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
- Munderf
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Munderf is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
- Warsaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Hazen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hazen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Hutchins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hutchins is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Coontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coontown is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
- Freeman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Freeman is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Kanesholm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kanesholm is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
- Kane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clermont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clermont is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Gardeau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
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.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kooker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Conway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bundy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brockport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bundy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bundy Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of DuBois.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44475 <2>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Byrnedale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135193 <2>
- Gray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Laurel Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Tobias Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (117 more) ...
- Dressler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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.
- Kylers Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Penfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tyler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tyler is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Challenge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Weedville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dagus Mines
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Brandy Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brandy Camp is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Camp
- Winterburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
- Kersey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cartwright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cartwright is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Brockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Caledonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Caledonia is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Crenshaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Sabula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sabula is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
- Lanes Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lanes Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
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 68 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 19 miles [30.6 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 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:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Elk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Forest County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- McKean 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |
| <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. |