Welcome to Helvetia ...
So far, we found very little information about Helvetia. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Helvetia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Helvetia, please Contact Us.
Helvetia would have been located within present day Pima County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Helvetia, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Helvetia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Helvetia is 4,320 feet [1,317 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Helvetia is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Helvetia was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Helvetia would have been located in the (520) area code.
Communities Also Named Helvetia ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Helvetia - they are located in Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Oregon, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Helvetia.
Communities near Helvetia ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Helvetia.
- Sahuarita
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahuarita
- Sahuarita is located in Pima County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sahuarita <5>
- Greaterville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greaterville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greaterville
- Greaterville is located in Pima County
- Corona de Tucson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona de Tucson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona de Tucson
- Corona de Tucson is located in Pima County
- East Sahuarita
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sahuarita have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sahuarita
- East Sahuarita is located in Pima County
- Kentucky Camp ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Camp
- Kentucky Camp is located in Santa Cruz County
- Madera Canyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madera Canyon
- Madera Canyon is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madera Canyon <5>
- Green Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Pima County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Valley <5>
- Vail
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Vail is located in Pima County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <5>
- Sonoita
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoita
- Sonoita is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonoita <5>
- Esmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Helvetia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Helvetia.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Helvetia. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Helvetia.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Helvetia. See our Newspapers Page for Helvetia.
Adding Helvetia to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Helvetia in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Helvetia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Helvetia post office opened in 1899.
We also found Helvetia on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Helvetia.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pima County: www.co.pima.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Helvetia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Pima, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Helvetia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |