Welcome to Five Corners ...
Five Corners is located in Outagamie County<1>.
The location of Five Corners has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Five Corners, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.
A typical abbreviation for Five Corners: Five Cors.
Five Corners is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Five Corners lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Five Corners ...
While we believe that this Five Corners is located in Outagamie County, we know of another 2 Wisconsin communities named Five Corners. Those communities are located in the following counties: Ozaukee and Shawano County.
Beyond Wisconsin, there are 35 communities that are also named Five Corners - they are located in California, Idaho, Maine (3), Massachusetts (4), Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire (3), New Jersey, New York (7), Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington (4).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Five Corners.
Communities near Five Corners ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Five Corners.
- Green Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Appleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Appleton is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
- Former name for Appleton:
- Appleton Junction
- Neenah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- De Pere
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Howard
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Fox Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- Menasha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Ashwaubenon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Kaukauna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Allouez
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
- Allouez is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 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 Corners. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Five Corners.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Five Corners. 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 Corners.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Corners. See our Newspapers Page for Five Corners.
Adding Five Corners to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Five Corners in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Five Corners was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Five Corners post office opened in 1878.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Five Corners.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Five Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Outagamie County: www.co.outagamie.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Outagamie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Five Corners - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |