Five Points is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Monroe Township,
Pickaway County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
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.
History
The community took its name from a 5-way intersection at the original town site. The first store in the vicinity was started at Five Points in 1849. A post office called Five Points was established in 1853, and remained in operation until 1905.
References
Unincorporated communities in Pickaway County, Ohio
Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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