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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Potter 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 Potter County: Allegany (NY), Steuben (NY), Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, McKean & Tioga.
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:
- Potter 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.
- Austin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- Inez
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Bergen is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Sweden Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
- Coudersport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Roulette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Galeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brookland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Hebron
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Gold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Williston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Newfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Cameron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Huntley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Driftwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyside is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
- Emporium
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Weber City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Mix Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Beechwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Pine Glen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Glen is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
- Poorman Side
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Poorman Side is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorman Side
- Monument
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monument is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Pottersdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
- Keewaydin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Keewaydin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewaydin
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Hammersley Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Bitumen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bitumen is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
- Westport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
- Renovo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keating
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Keating is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Farwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farwell is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- North Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Renovo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Renovo is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Dents Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dents Run is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
- Grant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grant is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Benezette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Hilborn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- Jersey Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Gardeau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Port Allegany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crosby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crosby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Clermont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clermont is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Manhattan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pine is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Blackwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blackwell is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Gurnee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
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.
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wharton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McCoy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McFall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Costello Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Summerson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (53 more) ...
- Rees Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forksville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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.
- Logue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Logue is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logue
- Wharton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wharton is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- First Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- First Fork is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Fork
- Hammersley Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Costello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Costello is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costello
- Cross Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Conrad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Conrad is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
- Austin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Sterling Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Run
- Huntley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Sizerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sizerville is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizerville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Driftwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyside is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
- Odin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Odin is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
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 51 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 29 miles [46.7 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Potter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Clinton County
- Elk County
- Lycoming County
- McKean County
- Tioga 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 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'. |