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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Five Points. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Five Points to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Five Points, please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Five Points is historic, it would have been located within present day Wetzel County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wetzel County: Monroe (OH), Greene (PA), Doddridge, Harrison, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia & Tyler.
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:
- Wetzel 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.
- Bebee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
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- Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
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- Proctor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Childs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
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- Barker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
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- Minnie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
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- New Martinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Uniontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
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- Anthem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
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- Kodol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
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- Littleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
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- Ross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
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- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Roberts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
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- Doak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
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- Avondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
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- West Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Smithburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
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- Duckworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
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- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Alliance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
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- Jimtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
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- Wyatt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
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- Rosebud
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
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- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sardis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
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- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Enterprise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
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- Haywood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
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- Katy Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
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- Lumberport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Shinnston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Rymer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
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- Logansport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
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- Metz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Metz is located in Marion County
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- Mannington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
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- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Marion County
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- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Helens Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
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- Katy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Katy is located in Marion County
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- Worthington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Monongah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Adaline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
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- Bannen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
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- Kausooth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
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- Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Marshall County
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- Glen Easton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rosbys Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County
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- Loudenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
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- Cameron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County
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- Moundsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rocklick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County
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- Limestone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County
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- Glen Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Saint Cloud
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County
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- Maple
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County
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- Wadestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
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- Wana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Miracle Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
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- Blacksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Sandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County
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- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Bethlehem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Pleasant Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County
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- Triadelphia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wheeling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Echo Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County
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- Point Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County
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- Valley Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County
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- Pleasants County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
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- Sugar Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
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- Hebron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
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- Adlai
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
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- DeLong
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
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- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
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- Toll Gate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
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- Pennsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Atwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
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- Sandusky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
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- Iuka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
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- Paden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebourne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sistersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Moses
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
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- Blue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
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- Adonis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
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- Friendly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- McKim
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
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- Meadville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
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- Plum Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
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- Belmont County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Powhatan Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Captina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Captina is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Vadis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vadis is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Armstrongs Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Shadyside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jacobsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Anvil
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Anvil is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Bellaire
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glencoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Neffs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Neffs is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Hunter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Bridgeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Monroe County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Clarington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Sardis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Laings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Laings is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Fly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Mount Carrick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Antioch
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Coats
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coats is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Beallsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Plainview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Ozark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Woodsfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Matamoras
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Grandview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Ward ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ward is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Deucher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deucher is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Wade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wade is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- New Freeport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Aleppo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCracken
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCracken is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Nettle Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Ryerson Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Ashtree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Higbee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Higbee is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Jollytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Holbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Holbrook is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Rutan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rutan is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Spraggs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Rogersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rogersville is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Points, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Beham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beham is located in Washington County (PA)
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- Good Intent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Good Intent is located in Washington County (PA)
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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.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fitzsimmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Palmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Parsons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Huff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bokelman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wileyville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (678 more) ...
- Kirkland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yoho Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
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.
- Newdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Newdale is located in Wetzel County
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- Andy ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Andy is located in Wetzel County
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- West
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West is located in Wetzel County
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- Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
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- Saint Joseph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marshall County
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- Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Wetzel County
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- Green Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Wetzel County
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- Halls Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Halls Mills is located in Wetzel County
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- Wileyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wileyville is located in Wetzel County
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- Millsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millsboro is located in Marshall County
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- Howard ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Howard is located in Marshall County
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- Proctor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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- Childs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
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- Lynn Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lynn Camp is located in Marshall County
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- New Martinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 58 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. 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 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 West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wetzel County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Doddridge County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Ohio County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Tyler County
- Belmont County
- Monroe County
- Washington County
- Greene County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
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| <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> | 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'. |