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 Helvey in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Helvey. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Helvey listed first.
- Powell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powell is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Bower ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bower was located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Daykin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alexandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gladstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gladstone is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Fairbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Western
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jansen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tobias
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thompson is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Reynolds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Plymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ohiowa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Endicott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harbine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harbine is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Belvidere
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Milligan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bruning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mahaska
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mahaska is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Diller
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- De Witt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Steele City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ellis is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Strang
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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. |
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