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 Helena had a population of 13,834 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Helena had a population of 33,737 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Helena, with the one closest to Helena listed first.
- Montana City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Helena
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Iron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Iron is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron
- Clancy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Birdseye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alhambra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clasoil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clasoil is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clasoil
- Rimini ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Corbin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Corbin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Blossburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wickes ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wickes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
- Marysville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Portal
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Portal is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Canyon Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Amazon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Amazon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazon
- Gloster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gloster is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
- Elliston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Comet ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Basin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boulder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
- Bernice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bernice is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canton is located in Broadwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Avon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
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 Helena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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