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 and hospitals 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 Lawrence County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lawrence County: Lauderdale (AL), Giles, Lewis, Maury & Wayne.
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:
- Lawrence 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.
- Appleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Liberty Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Busby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Loretto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rascal Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Leoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fall River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Saint Joseph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Lawrenceburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Westpoint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Iron City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Flatwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Minor Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Stella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Anthony Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Bodenham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Green Field
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Weakley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gordon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Wales
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Pulaski
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Aymett Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Campbellsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Cash Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Dellrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Screamer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Enterprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Corning ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Corning is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Collinwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Cypress Inn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Colbert County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Ford City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davidsons Cross Roads is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsons Cross Roads
- Nitrate City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Wilson Dam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Leighton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Muscle Shoals
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Florence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Sheffield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Bethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Lexington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Arkdell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Belew ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Corum ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Comer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Cedar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Estep ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Green Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Confluence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Lawrence County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Wheeler Dam Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Red Bank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- North Courtland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Town Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Courtland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Edmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Lester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Cairo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Lentzville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Elkmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Poplar Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Pettusville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Hay's Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Ripley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Athens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Athens is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <1>
- Ardmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Caro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
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.
- Five Points Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sexton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Second Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bonnertown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gibbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Truitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cottrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stevens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lindsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (883 more) ...
- Home Sweet Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Portertown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Leoma.
- The Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Point Cemetery
- Centerpoint Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188178 <3>
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 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.
- Dustin ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dustin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
- Appleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Lexington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar
- Pleasant Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Busby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Loretto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belew ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Marbuts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marbuts is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbuts
- Minor Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Fall River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Comer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Good Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Good Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Saint Joseph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
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 27 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 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. 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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Giles County
- Lincoln County
- Maury County
- Wayne County
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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- Five Points) 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 Five Points, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |