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.
- Willet
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Advance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Creekside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Atwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Chambersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Davis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Kimmel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Kimmel is located in Indiana County
- Plumville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Home is located in Indiana County
- Elderton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elderton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderton
- Elderton is located in Armstrong County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elderton <4>
- Shelocta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelocta
- Shelocta is located in Indiana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelocta <4>
- Gilpin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Ambrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Barnards
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Elkin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Denton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Rural Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Valley
- Rural Valley is located in Armstrong County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Valley <4>
- Blanco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Parkwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Indiana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
- Indiana is located in Indiana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indiana <4>
- Bryan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Smicksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smicksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smicksburg
- Smicksburg is located in Indiana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smicksburg <4>
- Crete
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Onberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Tanoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Marion Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Center
- Marion Center is located in Indiana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion Center <4>
- Georgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Georgeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Whitesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Indiana County: www.countyofindiana.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |