Welcome to Five Points ...

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.

Five Points would have been located within present day Wetzel County<2>.

The location of Five Points has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

A typical abbreviation for Five Points: Five Pts.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Five Points is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Five Points was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Five Points would have been located in the (304) and (681)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Five Points ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Tennessee (4), Texas (2), Utah, Washington 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.

• Moundsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
  • Moundsville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundsville <6>
• New Martinsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Martinsville
  • New Martinsville is located in Wetzel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Martinsville <6>
• Paden City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden City
  • Paden City is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paden City <6>
• Powhatan Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan Point
  • Powhatan Point is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powhatan Point <6>
• Glen Dale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dale
  • Glen Dale is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Dale <6>
• Sistersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sistersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sistersville
  • Sistersville is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sistersville <6>
• Cameron
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <6>
• Middlebourne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
  • Middlebourne is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebourne <6>
• Pine Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Wetzel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove <6>
• Clarington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
  • Clarington is located in Monroe County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/