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 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 Erie 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 Erie County: Chautauqua (NY), Ashtabula (OH), Crawford (OH) & Warren (OH).
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:
- Erie 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.
- Corry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Dam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Elgin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Wattsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arbuckle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Union City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Hornby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hornby is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Waterford Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- LeBoeuf Garden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Waterford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mill Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Spartansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Canadohta Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Riceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Lincolnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vrooman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Rootville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Brown Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Tryonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Cambridge Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hydetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Townville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Fagundus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Pleasantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shamburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Colza
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Bear Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Spring Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Lottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- East Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Garland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Sanford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Sugar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pittsfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Selkirk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Youngsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- French Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- North Clymer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Findley Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Slab City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Niobe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Panama
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stebbins Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
- Stedman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stedman is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
- Ashville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Quigley Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
- Bemus Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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.
- Wheelock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cutting Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Taft Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Clymer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Curtis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- French Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Matthias Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clymer Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- St. Teresa Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn 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.<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.
- Wheelock
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wheelock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock
- Cutting
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cutting is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutting
- Corry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marvin is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Clymer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Wattsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- French Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arbuckle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Union City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- North Clymer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Spartansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Spring Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
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 87 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 20 miles [32.2 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 like to start with 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 Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Forest County
- Venango County
- Warren County
- Chautauqua 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Five Points) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |