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Welcome to Five Points ...

Five Points is located in Giles County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Five Points: Five Pts.

Five Points is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Five Points lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Five Points: 931

Communities Also Named Five Points ...

While we believe that this Five Points is located in Giles County, we know of another 3 Tennessee communities named Five Points. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lawrence, Madison and Rhea County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 144 communities that are also named Five Points - they are located in Alabama (16), California (6), Colorado, Connecticut (2), Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (21), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (10), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Nebraska, New Brunswick (2), New Jersey (3), New Mexico, New York (4), North Carolina (11), Ohio (15), Pennsylvania (20), South Carolina (3), South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Five Points.

Communities near Five Points ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Five Points.

  • Powell Chapel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
  • Pulaski
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • New Prospect
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
  • Wales
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wales is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
  • Ardmore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ardmore is located in Limestone County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardmore <3>
  • Olivet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Olivet is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
  • Cornersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ardmore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Gordon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Gordon is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
  • Trigg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Trigg is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
    • Estimated population in 2014: 851 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Five Points. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Five Points.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Five Points. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Five Points.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Points. See our Newspapers Page for Five Points.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Five Points ...

Looking for more information about Five Points? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Five Points, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Five Points.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Giles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Five Points - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.