Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Helps came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Helps in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Helps. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Helps data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Helps. See our Misc Page for Helps for more information.