Five Points, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Caryville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32427. It lies near Bess Nook. The Survey maps it on the Hinsons Crossroads quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 39 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1949 USGS Hinsons Cross Roads quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Hinsons Cross Roads quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Marianna quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Hinsons Crossroads quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
131 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 131 fires within 5 miles of Five Points between 1992 and 2020, burning about 597 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 6 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 23 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PICKRON ROAD (30) |
| 15 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 30/HENRY GRAY RD-0527 |
| 10 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 67/HARCUS ROAD-0949 |
| 7 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PIPKINS RD (67) |
| 6 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 2003-02-1024 |
| 29 August 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Florida Forest Service | DOUGLAS FERRY ROAD (67) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Five Points: 5 prospects, 4 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Anderson Sand Co. - Anderson Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Washington Co. Comm. - St. Mary's Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Bush C Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| F T Coleman Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Clay Deposit | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Washington Co Comm. - Cook Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Washington Co. Comm. - Beverett Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Washington Co. Comm. - Ward Mine | Clay | Unknown |
Storms near this place
9 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Five Points in 9 storm reports between 2010 and 2026: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Points | $5,000 | Scattered power outages were caused by a combination of trees falling on power lines due to strong winds and lightning hitting transformers. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Points | - | A tree was blown down on Bethel Road near St Marys Road. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Points | - | Trees were blown near Union Hill Road and Pleasant Hill Road. |
| December 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Points | - | Trees were blown down at Yates Settlement and Douglas. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Five Points | - | Lee Road was underwater. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Points | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Five Points | - | Water was flowing across the road the intersection of Highway 280 and Yates Settlement Road. The water was deep enough for Public Works to place barricades across the road and across other rural roads near this area. A farmer's rain gauge measured 9 inches of rain in about 2.5 hours in this area, and radar estimated similar amounts. |
| April 2014 | Flash Flood | Five Points | - | Flooding was reported on Douglas Ferry Road from heavy rainfall in a short period of time. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Points | - | Several trees were blown down by a downburst on Lee Road. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead Crossroads | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Johnson Crossroad | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Caryville | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Poplar Head | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Hinsons Crossroads | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Vernon | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Brock Crossroad | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Sylvania | 7.8 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Five Points | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19461766 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294769. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







