Welcome to Helme ...

Helme is located in Beauregard Parish<1>.

Helme is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Helme: 337

Communities near Helme ...

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

• Sulphur
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
  • Sulphur is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sulphur
  • From Helme to Sulphur
• Westlake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Westlake is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <3>
• Vinton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <3>
• DeQuincy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeQuincy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeQuincy
  • DeQuincy is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeQuincy <3>
• Edgerly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
  • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Edgerly
  • From Helme to Edgerly
• Starks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
  • Starks is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starks <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Starks
  • From Helme to Starks
• Deweyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
  • Deweyville is located in Newton County (TX)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Deweyville
  • From Helme to Deweyville
• Ragley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragley
  • Ragley is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragley <3>
• Singer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
  • Singer is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Singer <3>
• Carlyss
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyss
  • Carlyss is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carlyss
  • From Helme to Carlyss

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Helme ...

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

Adding Helme to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Helme 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 Helme was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Helme.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/