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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Helena had a population of 5,189 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2000, Helena had a population of 6,323 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Helena, with the one closest to Helena listed first.

  • Powell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Huma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Southland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Southland is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southland
  • Dundee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Phillips Bayou
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lula
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Latour
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Westover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Westover is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
  • Clayton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lexa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lexa is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexa <2>
  • Barton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Friars Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Coahoma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Rich
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Austin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • LaGrange
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dubbs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Dubbs is located in Tunica County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubbs
  • North Creek ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • North Creek is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
  • Wildwood ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wildwood is located in Coahoma County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Evansville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickerson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Dickerson is located in Coahoma County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
  • Matagorda
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Matagorda is located in Coahoma County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matagorda
  • Poplar Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Trenton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Trenton is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Stovall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Stovall is located in Coahoma County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
  • Jonestown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tunica
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tyner ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tyner is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner

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 Helena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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