Welcome to Helena ...

Helena is located in Andrew County<1>.

The location of Helena has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Helena, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Helena is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Helena lies within the (816) area code.

The ZIP code for Helena: 64459<4>

Communities Also Named Helena ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Helena: This one is located in Andrew County and the other is located in Pettis County.

Beyond Missouri, 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, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, 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.

• Saint Joseph
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <5>
• Savannah
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
  • Savannah is located in Andrew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <5>
• Country Club
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
  • Country Club is located in Andrew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
• Wathena
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wathena
  • Wathena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wathena <5>
• Elwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
• Maysville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <5>
• King City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
  • King City is located in Gentry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <5>
• Stewartsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
  • Stewartsville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartsville <5>
• Agency
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
  • Agency is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <5>
• Union Star
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
  • Union Star is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people

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 for Helena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Helena post office opened in 1880.

We also found Helena in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Helena.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/