Five Points is an unincorporated community in Milan Township, Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]
Five Points | |
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  Five Points  Five Points | |
| Coordinates: 41°07′24″N 84°56′25″W / 41.12333°N 84.94028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Allen |
| Township | Milan |
| Elevation | 732 ft (223 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 46797 |
| Area code | 260 |
| GNIS feature ID | 434546 |
History edit
Five Points is so named due to the fact that five different roads meet at one single point.[3]
Geography edit
Five Points is located at 41°07′24″N 84°56′25″W / 41.12333°N 84.94028°W.
References edit
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Five Points, Allen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...a common descriptive place name in Indiana, as it is also found in Allen, Jefferson, Morgan, Knox...
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