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 Madison 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 Madison County: Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Gibson, Hardeman, Haywood & Henderson.
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:
- Madison 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.
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Pinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parkburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parkburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,156 people
- Malesus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
- Medon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Claybrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Oakfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Spring Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Denmark
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Huntersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Huntersville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Three Way
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Lavinia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Whitthorne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Clarksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Anark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Mifflin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Henderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jacks Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Montezuma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Deanburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Sweet Lips
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Silerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silerton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Masseyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Enville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Milledgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Crockett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Fruitvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Gadsden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Bells
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Scotts Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dunbar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Goat City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Medina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Graball
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Graball is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Population from the 2010 Census: 236 people
- Sitka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Humboldt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Ledbetter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
- Milan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hardeman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Teague
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Teague is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
- Toone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Toone is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Hornsby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Shandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Bolivar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vildo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vildo is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vildo
- Whiteville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Sibley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Saltillo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Crump
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Woodland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Wellwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Hillville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillville
- Willow Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Allens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Huron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- White Fern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Middle Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Rhodes Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
- Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reagan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Union Cross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cross is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
- Sardis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chesterfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Parkers Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McNairy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Finger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leapwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Bethel Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Purdy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Rose Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Selmer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Adamsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Stantonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Eastview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Ramer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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.
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hunter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Mifflin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mifflin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Mifflin Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Henderson.
- The New Mifflin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mifflin Cemetery
- Mifflin Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15620 <2>
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinity Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Henderson.
- The Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986923 <2>
- Continue List (503 more) ...
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frys Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.
- Pinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mifflin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Beech Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Luray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Luray is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Montezuma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Jacks Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Huron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- White Fern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Malesus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Deanburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Middle Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Crucifer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crucifer is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crucifer
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Lips
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
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 88 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 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. 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 begin 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 Five Points:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Chester County
- Crockett County
- Decatur County
- Gibson County
- Hardeman County
- Hardin County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- McNairy 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Five Points) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |