Five Points, Texas

Five Points is an unincorporated community in Ellis County, Texas, United States.[1] It is located on Farm to Market Road 876, approximately eight miles southwest of Waxahachie.[2]

The settlement has existed since the late 1800s, and was named for its strategic location where five roads meet. The population in 2000 was 10.

Five Points is part of the Waxahachie Independent School District.

A historic cotton gin there, the Five Points Cotton Gin, was the filming location of at least two scenes in the 1984 Sally Field drama movie Places in the Heart.[3][4]

On May 3, 2021, a strong EF2 tornado struck the town, causing major roof damage to a home, lesser damage to several other homes, destroying outbuildings, overturning a mobile home, and snapping many trees.[5][6]

## References

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1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Five Points, Texas
2. ^ "Five Points, Texas". The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
3. ^ "Places In The Heart: Five Points Cotton Gin". Blog for Ellis County Texas History. July 20, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
4. ^ "Five Points CO-OP Gin". Includes lovely Faber-Castell PITT artist pen-drawn picture of the cotton gin building.
5. ^ "NWS Damage Survey for 5/3/21 Tornadoes". Iowa Environmental Mesonet. National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Fort Worth, Texas. May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
6. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". apps.dat.noaa.gov. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

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Municipalities and communities of Ellis County, Texas, United States

County seat: Waxahachie

Cities|

* Bardwell
* Cedar Hill‡
* Ennis
* Ferris‡
* Glenn Heights‡
* Grand Prairie‡
* Mansfield‡
* Maypearl
* Midlothian
* Oak Leaf
* Ovilla‡
* Pecan Hill
* Red Oak
* Waxahachie

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Towns|

* Alma
* Garrett
* Italy
* Milford
* Palmer
* Venus‡

CDP|

* Bristol

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communities|

* Auburn
* Avalon
* Boz
* Britton
* Crisp
* Five Points
* Forreston
* Ike
* India
* Ozro
* Rankin
* Reagor Springs
* Rockett
* Telico
* Trumbull

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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32°16′42″N 96°54′05″W﻿ / ﻿32.27833°N 96.90139°W﻿ / 32.27833; -96.90139

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