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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>

While we didn't find Helvey in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Helvey. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Helvey listed first.

  • Leeper
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Leeper is located in Wayne County
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  • Piedmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Van Buren
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mill Spring
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Chicopee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Chicopee is located in Carter County
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  • Gads Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gads Hill is located in Wayne County
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  • Chilton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Chilton is located in Carter County
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  • Redford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Redford is located in Reynolds County
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  • Alamode ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Alamode is located in Reynolds County
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  • Hunter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hunter is located in Carter County
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  • Kerrigan ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kerrigan is located in Wayne County
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  • Barlow ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Barlow is located in Wayne County
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  • Des Arc
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Des Arc is located in Iron County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Vulcan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Vulcan is located in Iron County
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  • Upalika
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Upalika is located in Wayne County
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  • Patterson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Annapolis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Grandin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Grandin is located in Carter County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
  • Williamsville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Barren ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Barren is located in Carter County
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  • Brunot
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brunot is located in Wayne County
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  • Sabula
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sabula is located in Iron County
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  • Shawnee
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Shawnee is located in Shannon County
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  • Lesterville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Low Wassie
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Low Wassie is located in Shannon County
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  • Greenville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Bounds
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Bounds is located in Wayne County
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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 Helvey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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