Five Points, Allen County, Indiana
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Coordinates: 41°07′24″N 84°56′25″W / 41.12333°N 84.94028°WCoordinates: 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(s) | 260 |
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.
References[]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "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...
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Allen County, Indiana
- Unincorporated communities in Indiana
- Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
- Northeast Indiana geography stubs