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History · Fivepointville

Half of Fivepointville’s homes were built after 1991

Most of Fivepointville was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1991. Below: maps from 1906 on.

0on the National Register
8%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Fivepointville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Fivepointville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19067 editions of the USGS map, 1906 to 1999. Watch Fivepointville change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fivepointville’s history is told.

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On the map

Fivepointville on the map, 1906 to 1999

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Fivepointville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Fivepointville on the 1906 USGS mapFivepointville on the 1941 USGS mapFivepointville on the 1956 USGS mapFivepointville on the 1969 USGS mapFivepointville on the 1976 USGS mapFivepointville on the 1987 USGS mapFivepointville on the 1999 USGS map1906New Holland sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Fivepointville.

The story so far

Fivepointville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fivepointville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,156 to 1,090 (-6%).

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Fivepointville

Nobody well known was born in Fivepointville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Floyd LandisAmerican road racing cyclist · b. 1975
John Wesley DavisAmerican politician · b. 1799
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Brenda StaufferField hockey player · b. 1961
Hal SkellyActor, playwright, director, Broadway producer · b. 1891
Isaac Ellmaker HiesterAmerican politician · b. 1824
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Savannah GraybillSkeleton racer from the United States · b. 1988
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Brecknock Township3 historic placesB+East Earl Township3 historic placesB

Questions about Fivepointville’s history

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.