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Welcome to Helmer ...

Helmer is located in Steuben County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Helmer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Helmer is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Helmer lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Helmer: 260

Communities Also Named Helmer ...

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

  • Auburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kendallville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Angola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Garrett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • LaGrange
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Butler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Avilla
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Albion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Waterloo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fremont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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.<4>

From that list, the Helmer post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Helmer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Steuben, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/