Welcome to Saint Helen ...

Saint Helen is located in Roscommon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Helen, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Helen: St. Helen

Saint Helen is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Saint Helen lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Saint Helen: (989)

The ZIP code for Saint Helen: 48656<3>

Communities near Saint Helen ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint Helen.

• West Branch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
  • West Branch is located in Ogemaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Branch <4>
• Roscommon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscommon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscommon
  • Roscommon is located in Roscommon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscommon <4>
• Rose City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
  • Rose City is located in Ogemaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose City <4>
• Damon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
  • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
• Prudenville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prudenville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudenville
  • Prudenville is located in Roscommon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prudenville <4>
• Campbells Corners
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbells Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
  • Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
• Deerheart Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
  • Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
• Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayettes Corner
  • Fayettes Corner is located in Ogemaw County
• Houghton Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake
  • Houghton Lake is located in Roscommon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton Lake <4>
• Houghton Lake Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton Lake Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
  • Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County

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 Saint Helen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Helen.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint Helen. 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 Saint Helen.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Helen. See our Newspapers Page for Saint Helen.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Helen ...

Looking for more information about Saint Helen? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Saint Helen, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Helen.

Adding Saint Helen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Helen 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 Saint Helen was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Helen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Helen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Roscommon County: www.roscommoncounty.net/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/