Welcome to Helms Park ...

Helms Park is located in Union County<1>.

The location of Helms Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Helms Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Helms Park is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Helms Park lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Helms Park: (704) and (980)<4>

Websites for Helms Park ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.unioncountycoc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Helms Park, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Helms Park ...

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

• Charlotte
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Charlotte is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <5>
• Indian Trail
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
  • Indian Trail is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Trail <5>
• Matthews
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
  • Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <5>
• Mint Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
  • Mint Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mint Hill <5>
• Fort Mill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mill
  • Fort Mill is located in York County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Mill <5>
• Waxhaw
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
  • Waxhaw is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <5>
• Stallings
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stallings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings
  • Stallings is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stallings <5>
• Weddington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weddington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington
  • Weddington is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weddington <5>
• Wesley Chapel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel
  • Wesley Chapel is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesley Chapel <5>
• Pineville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Helms Park ...

Looking for more information about Helms Park? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Helms Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Helms Park.

Adding Helms Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Helms Park in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Helms Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Helms Park post office opened in 1898.

We also found Helms Park on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Helms Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Helms Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Union County: www.co.union.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/