Welcome to New Helena ...

New Helena is located in Custer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Helena, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

New Helena is 2,510 feet [765 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of New Helena is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: New Helena lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for New Helena: (308)

Communities near New Helena ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Helena.

• Broken Bow
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Bow
  • Broken Bow is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
  • Broken Bow has also been known as:
  • Brokenbow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Bow <3>
• Sargent
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
  • Sargent is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sargent <3>
• Merna
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna
  • Merna is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merna <3>
• Anselmo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anselmo
  • Anselmo is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anselmo <3>
• Gates
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
  • Gates is located in Custer County
• Almeria
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeria
  • Almeria is located in Loup County
• Weissert
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weissert
  • Weissert is located in Custer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weissert <3>
• Taylor
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Loup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <3>
• Berwyn
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Berwyn is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwyn <3>
• Brewster
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
  • Brewster is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Helena ...

Looking for more information about New Helena? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to New Helena, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Helena.

Adding New Helena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Helena 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 New Helena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the New Helena post office opened in 1875.

We also found New Helena on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Helena.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/