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 72 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Helena, with the one closest to Helena listed first.
- Long Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Long Point is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Haven is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
- Gladstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gladstone is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Chelsea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vining
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vining is located in Tama County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Tama
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toledo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Irving
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Irving is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Belle Plaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Potter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Potter is located in Tama County
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- Hartwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwick is located in Poweshiek County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Brooklyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Montour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Malcom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Carnforth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carnforth is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnforth
- Koszta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Koszta is located in Iowa County
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- Luzerne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Luzerne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Keystone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Garwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Dunbar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
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- Newburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Victor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Le Grand
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gilman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
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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