Welcome to Helm ...

Helm is located in Marion County<1>.

The location of Helm has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Helm, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Helm is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Helm, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Helm: (618)

Communities Also Named Helm ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Helm - they are located in California, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Helm ...

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

• Mount Vernon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Salem
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Flora
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <4>
• Odin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
  • Odin is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odin <4>
• Wayne City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne City
  • Wayne City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne City <4>
• Kinmundy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinmundy
  • Kinmundy is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinmundy <4>
• Bluford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluford
  • Bluford is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluford <4>
• Cisne
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisne
  • Cisne is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisne <4>
• Iuka
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iuka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
  • Iuka is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <4>
• Dix
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
  • Dix is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dix <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 Helm. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Helm.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Helm ...

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

Adding Helm to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Helm 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 Helm was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Helm post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Helm.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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