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 Fivepointville (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 Fivepointville. 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.
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.
Fivepointville is located in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County: Cecil (MD), Harford (MD), Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lebanon & York.
Below are the counties that are near Fivepointville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fivepointville:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Fivepointville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fivepointville, with the one closest to Fivepointville listed first.
- Terre Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Red Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Weaverland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Reamstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ball
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hinkletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkletown
- Denver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Earl
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Churchtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beartown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fivepointville, with the one closest to Fivepointville listed first.
- Adamstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <1>
- Alleghenyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Plowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Plowville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
- Tallowyck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tallowyck is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowyck
- Angelica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Angelica is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Morgantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Morgan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Morgan is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Beckersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beckersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
- Freemanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freemanville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemanville
- Mohnton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Joanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Joanna is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
- Flying Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flying Hills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Hills
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fivepointville, with the one closest to Fivepointville listed first.
- Cambridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Honey Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dampman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Suplee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Elverson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Isabella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Isabella is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Birdell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Birdell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Compass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Cupola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cupola is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
- Rockville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Loag
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Loag is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loag
- Cedar Knoll
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Knoll is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knoll
- Dauphin County
- Bachmanville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fivepointville, with the one closest to Fivepointville listed first.
- Stricklerstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Newmanstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Schaefferstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Myerstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Miners Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Avon Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Burd Coleman Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Cornwall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fivepointville, with the one closest to Fivepointville listed first.
- Bramcote
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- West Pottsgrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Stowe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pottstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Halfway House
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Pottsgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- Sanatoga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Hanover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gilbertsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fagleysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
- Mingo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mingo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Congo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fivepointville, with the one closest to Fivepointville listed first.
- Aucheys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
- Port Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Summit Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Moyers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Auburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Lake Wynonah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Wynonah is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wynonah
- Deer Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Friedensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Landingville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Marstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Pine Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fivepointville, with the one closest to Fivepointville listed first.
- East Prospect
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Wrightsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Craley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- New Bridgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Airville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kyleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Slab
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fivepointville, see our County-by-County Page for Fivepointville.
Cemeteries Near Fivepointville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fivepointville.
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 Fivepointville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fivepointville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fivepointville, with the one closest to Fivepointville listed first.
- Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lichty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allegheny Union Cemetery (Old)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allegheny Union Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Churchtown UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alleghenyville Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Faith United Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44832 <3>
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wyomissing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (331 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Fivepointville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fivepointville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fivepointville, with the one closest to Fivepointville listed first.
- Terre Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Red Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Martindale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Martindale is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Bowmansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hahnstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hahnstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahnstown
- Weaverland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Swartzville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swartzville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartzville
- Hinkletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkletown
- Blue Ball
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goodville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodville
- Adamstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <1>
- Reamstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Vogansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vogansville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogansville
- New Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Earl
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fivepointville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fivepointville.
Newspapers Published in Fivepointville ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fivepointville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fivepointville, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fivepointville.
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 helpful 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 Fivepointville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- Montgomery County
- Schuylkill County
- York 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fivepointville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Fivepointville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |