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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Helvey. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Helvey to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Helvey, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Helvey (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Helvey. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Helvey is historic, it would have been located within present day Reynolds County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Reynolds County: Carter, Dent, Iron, Shannon & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Helvey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Helvey:

  • Reynolds County     (The home county of Helvey)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Helvey, with the one closest to Helvey listed first.
    • Ellington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Redford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Redford is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
    • Fruit City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
    • Corridon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Corridon is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
    • Centerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lesterville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Reynolds
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Bee Fork
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
    • Black
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Helvey, with the one closest to Helvey listed first.
    • Van Buren
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chicopee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Chicopee is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
    • Ellsinore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Grandin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Grandin is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
    • Fremont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Fremont is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Dent County
    • Bunker
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Helvey, with the one closest to Helvey listed first.
    • Des Arc
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Des Arc is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Vulcan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Vulcan is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Annapolis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Sabula
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sabula is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
    • Chloride
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Chloride is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride
    • Glover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Glover is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
  • Madison County
    • Saco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Saco is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
  • Ripley County
    • Bennett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Bennett is located in Ripley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
  • Shannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Helvey, with the one closest to Helvey listed first.
    • Eminence
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Winona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Helvey, with the one closest to Helvey listed first.
    • Piedmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mill Spring
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Dees Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Dees Town is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Town
    • Patterson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Williamsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Brunot
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Brunot is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunot
    • Silva
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Silva is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silva
    • Bounds
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bounds is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds
    • Greenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lodi
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Lodi is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Clubb
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Clubb is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubb
    • Hiram
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Hiram is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Helvey, see our County-by-County Page for Helvey.

Cemeteries Near Helvey ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Helvey.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Helvey - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Helvey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Helvey, with the one closest to Helvey listed first.

  • Copeland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Helvey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Potter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Skiles Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Doe Run Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Odell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Webb Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sheets Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Alwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Upper Doe Run Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinedale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (250 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Helvey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Helvey.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Helvey, with the one closest to Helvey listed first.

  • Leeper
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Leeper is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeper
  • 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
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Chicopee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Chicopee is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
  • Gads Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gads Hill is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gads Hill
  • Chilton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Chilton is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
  • Redford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Redford is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
  • Alamode ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Alamode is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamode
  • Hunter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hunter is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Kerrigan ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kerrigan is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrigan
  • Barlow ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Barlow is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Des Arc
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Des Arc is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Vulcan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Vulcan is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Upalika
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Upalika is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upalika

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Helvey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Helvey.

Newspapers Published in Helvey ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Helvey.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Helvey, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Helvey.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Helvey:

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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Helvey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.