Five_Points,_Allen_County,_Indiana Latitude and Longitude:
41°07′24″N 84°56′25″W / 41.12333°N 84.94028°W / 41.12333; -84.94028
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Five Points
Unincorporated community
Five Points is located in Indiana
Five Points
Five Points
Five Points is located in the United States
Five Points
Five Points
Coordinates: 41°07′24″N 84°56′25″W / 41.12333°N 84.94028°W / 41.12333; -84.94028
Country United States
State Indiana
County Allen
Township Milan
Elevation
[1]
732 ft (223 m)
Time zone UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST))
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46797
Area code260
GNIS feature ID 434546

Five Points is an unincorporated community in Milan Township, Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

History

Five Points is so named due to the fact that five different roads meet at one single point. [3]

Geography

Five Points is located at 41°07′24″N 84°56′25″W / 41.12333°N 84.94028°W / 41.12333; -84.94028.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Five Points, Allen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  3. ^ 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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