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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Helena had a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Helena, with the one closest to Helena listed first.

  • Ruth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Ruth is located in Huron County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruth <3>
  • White Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Parisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parisville
    • Parisville is located in Huron County
  • Charleston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Charleston is located in Sanilac County
  • Minden City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Forestville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Palms
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Rapson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Hope
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Tyre
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Redman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Richmondville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Freidberger
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freidberger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freidberger
    • Freidberger is located in Sanilac County
  • Bad Axe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bad Axe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Axe
    • Bad Axe is located in Huron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bad Axe <3>
  • Cumber
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumber
    • Cumber is located in Sanilac County
  • Deckerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
    • Deckerville is located in Sanilac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deckerville <3>
  • Filion
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Argyle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Forester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Kinde
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Wickware
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickware have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickware
    • Wickware is located in Sanilac County
  • Popple
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popple have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popple
    • Popple is located in Huron County
  • Grindstone City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Berkshire ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berkshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
    • Berkshire is located in Sanilac County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Berkshire
    • From Helena to Berkshire
  • Pinnebog
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinnebog. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnebog
    • Pinnebog is located in Huron County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pinnebog
    • From Helena to Pinnebog

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 Helena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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