Welcome to Helena ...Helena is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP). Helena is located in Marquette County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Helena, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911. Helena is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Helena lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you leave Helena and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Area Code for Helena: 906 Communities Also Named Helena ...While we believe that this Helena is located in Marquette County, we know of another 2 Michigan communities named Helena. Those communities are located in the following counties: Antrim and Huron County. Beyond Michigan, there are 35 communities that are also named Helena - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Helena. Communities near Helena ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Helena.
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 Helena. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Helena. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Helena. 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 Helena. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Helena. See our Newspapers Page for Helena. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Helena ...Looking for more information about Helena? 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 Helena, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Helena. Adding Helena to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Helena 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 Helena was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Helena. Footnotes ...
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