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 Helmer in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Helmer. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Helmer listed first.
- Turkey Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Turkey Creek is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
- Fairfield Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Salem Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salem Center is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Center
- South Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Corunna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Mount Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Kendallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sedan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sedan is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Brushy Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Pleasant Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Flint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flint is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Woodruff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodruff is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Rome City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wolcottville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Avilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Angola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Valentine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Brimfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Altona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Garrett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mongo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Inverness is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
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 Helmer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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