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Welcome to Helmville ...

Helmville is located in Powell County<1> (at the time of its founding, Helmville was located in Deer Lodge County).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Helmville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

Helmville is 4,300 feet [1,311 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Helmville is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Helmville lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Helmville: 406

The ZIP code for Helmville: 59843<3>

Communities near Helmville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Helmville.

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 Helmville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Helmville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Helmville. 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 Helmville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Helmville. See our Newspapers Page for Helmville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Helmville ...

Looking for more information about Helmville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Helmville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Helmville.

Adding Helmville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Helmville 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 (so far) for Helmville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Helmville post office opened in 1872.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Helmville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Powell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Helmville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Helmville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Helmville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/