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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 Helena in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Helena. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Helena listed first.

  • Burr
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cook is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <2>
  • Sterling
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Tecumseh
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Douglas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Vesta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vesta is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
  • Graf ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Graf is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
  • Syracuse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Talmage
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Unadilla
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Adams
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lorton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pella ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Pella is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
  • Crab Orchard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Brock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Panama
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Elk Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Palmyra
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunbar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bennet
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Firth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Firth is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <2>
  • Lewiston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayberry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Mayberry is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
  • Glenrock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Glenrock is located in Nemaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenrock
  • Paul
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Paul is located in Otoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
  • Holland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Holland is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland

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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