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, Helton had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Helton, with the one closest to Helton listed first.
- Hannibal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Hannibal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Hannibal is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hannibal
- Barkley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barkley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkley
- Withers Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Withers Mill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers Mill
- Shepherd
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marblehead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Aladdin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aladdin is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Fall Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North River is located in Marion County
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- West Ely
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Ely is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ely
- Seehorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Seehorn is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seehorn
- Rensselaer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Payson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- West Quincy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Quincy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- Saverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ely
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ely is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Huntington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Hull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Helton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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