Welcome to Helicon ...

Helicon is located in Winston County<1>.

The location of Helicon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Helicon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Helicon is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Helicon: (256) and (938)<4>

Communities Also Named Helicon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Helicon: This one is located in Winston County and the other is located in Crenshaw County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Helicon.

Communities near Helicon ...

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

• Cullman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullman
  • Cullman is located in Cullman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullman <5>
• Good Hope
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Good Hope is located in Cullman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
• Double Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
  • Double Springs is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Double Springs <5>
• Addison
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <5>
• South Vinemont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Vinemont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
  • South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
• Dodge City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
  • Dodge City is located in Cullman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
• West Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Cullman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
• Arley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arley
  • Arley is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arley <5>
• The Colony
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
  • The Colony is located in Cullman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
• Colony
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
  • Colony is located in Cullman County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 273 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Helicon ...

Looking for more information about Helicon? 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 Helicon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Helicon.

Adding Helicon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Helicon 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 Helicon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Helicon post office opened in 1895.

We also found Helicon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Helicon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/