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>
While we didn't find Helen in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Helen. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Helen listed first.
- Nacoochee
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Aerial
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Aerial is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aerial
- Cleveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Retreat ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Mountain Scene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mountain Scene is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Scene
- Choestoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willow ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Leo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mossy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mossy Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Creek
- Tesnatee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tesnatee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesnatee
- Centerside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Centerside is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerside
- Heads Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heads Ferry is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Ferry
- Porter Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Porter Springs is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
- Grace ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Demorest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hood ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Anandale ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Anandale is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale
- Caldwell ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Osborn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Osborn is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Quebec ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Quebec is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Garland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trackrock ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trackrock is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trackrock
- Visage ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Visage is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visage
- Suches
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Helen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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