Welcome to Helena ...

Helena is located in Lawrence County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Helena, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Helena, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Helena is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Helena (for example, toward Vincennes (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Helena is within the boundaries of the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Helena ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Helena - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia, Idaho (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Helena ...

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

• Vincennes
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
  • Vincennes is located in Knox County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincennes <4>
• Olney
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
  • Olney is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <4>
• Mount Carmel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
• Lawrenceville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <4>
• Sumner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <4>
• Albion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Edwards County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Bridgeport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
• West Salem
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
  • West Salem is located in Edwards County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
• Saint Francisville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
  • Saint Francisville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <4>
• Allendale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
  • Allendale is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Helena ...

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

Adding Helena to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Helena post office opened in 1893.

We also found Helena on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Helena.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov