Welcome to Helmer ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Helmer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Helmer is 2,830 feet [863 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Helmer is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Helmer lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Helmer: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Helmer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Helmer - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Michigan and Washington.

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

Communities near Helmer ...

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

Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Troy is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
Juliaetta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Juliaetta is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliaetta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juliaetta <4>
Deary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Deary is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deary <4>
Kendrick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kendrick is located in Latah County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendrick <4>
Bovill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bovill is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bovill <4>
Elk River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elk River is located in Clearwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk River <4>
Linden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
Cameron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cameron is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
Harvard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harvard is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <4>
Cavendish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cavendish is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavendish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Helmer ...

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

Adding Helmer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Helmer 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 (so far) for Helmer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Helmer post office opened in 1907. The Helmer post office closed in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Helmer.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Latah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Helmer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Helmer area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Helmer area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/