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Nearest Communities to Helvey,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Helvey, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Helvey:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Helvey.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Helvey is located in Jefferson County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Republic (KS), Washington (KS), Fillmore, Gage, Saline & Thayer.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 70 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Helvey. Of these communities, 54 are located in counties other than Jefferson County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Helvey (which is Jefferson County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Helvey

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Jefferson County   (where Helvey resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.jefferson.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Jefferson:   Fairbury
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Helvey   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Helvey.
      • Powell
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
        • Powell is located in Jefferson County
      • Bower ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bower have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
        • Bower is located in Jefferson County
      • Daykin
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daykin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daykin
        • Daykin is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daykin <4>
      • Hedrix
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedrix have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrix
        • Hedrix is located in Jefferson County
      • Meridian ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
        • Meridian is located in Jefferson County
      • Gladstone
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
        • Gladstone is located in Jefferson County
      • Fairbury
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jansen
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jansen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
        • Jansen is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jansen <4>
      • Thompson
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
        • Thompson is located in Jefferson County
      • Plymouth
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
        • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
      • Reynolds
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Harbine
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
        • Harbine is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Endicott
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endicott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
          • Endicott is located in Jefferson County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <4>
        • Rudy
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
          • Rudy is located in Jefferson County
        • Diller
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Steele City
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fillmore County
    • County Website:   www.fillmorecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Fillmore:   Geneva
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Helvey   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Helvey.
      • Ohiowa
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Milligan
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Strang
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Townhall
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townhall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townhall
        • Townhall is located in Fillmore County
      • Burress
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burress have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burress
        • Burress is located in Fillmore County
      • Geneva
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Martland
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martland
        • Martland is located in Fillmore County
      • Sawyer ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
        • Sawyer is located in Fillmore County
      • Shickley
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Carlisle
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
        • Carlisle is located in Fillmore County
      • Exeter
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
        • Exeter is located in Fillmore County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <4>
      • Fairmont
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gage County
    • County Website:   www.co.gage.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Gage:   Beatrice
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Helvey   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Helvey.
      • Ellis
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
        • Ellis is located in Gage County
      • Hoag
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoag have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag
        • Hoag is located in Gage County
      • Clatonia
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Beatrice
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Glenover
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenover
        • Glenover is located in Gage County
      • Lanham
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
        • Lanham is located in Gage County
      • Pickrell
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Odell
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Krider
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krider have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krider
        • Krider is located in Gage County
  • Lancaster County
  • Saline County
    • County Website:   www.co.saline.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Saline:   Wilber
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Helvey   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Helvey.
      • Western
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Tobias
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Swanton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • De Witt
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilber
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Hill
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
        • Pleasant Hill is located in Saline County
      • Shestak
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shestak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shestak
        • Shestak is located in Saline County
      • Friend
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Dorchester
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Crete
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Thayer County
    • County Website:   www.thayercounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Thayer:   Hebron
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Helvey   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Helvey.
      • Alexandria
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Gilead
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
        • Gilead is located in Thayer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilead <4>
      • Belvidere
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Williams ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
        • Williams is located in Thayer County
      • Bruning
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Hebron
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Hubbell
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
        • Hubbell is located in Thayer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbell <4>
      • Stoddard ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoddard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
        • Stoddard is located in Thayer County
      • Carleton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carleton
        • Carleton is located in Thayer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carleton <4>
      • Chester
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Deshler
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deshler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
        • Deshler is located in Thayer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <4>
      • Davenport
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Republic County
    • County Seat for Republic:   Belleville (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Helvey   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Helvey.
      • Narka
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
        • Narka is located in Republic County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Munden
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
        • Munden is located in Republic County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Washington County
    • County Seat for Washington:   Washington (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Helvey   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Helvey.
      • Mahaska
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahaska have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
        • Mahaska is located in Washington County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
      • Hollenberg
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
        • Hollenberg is located in Washington County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
      • Blocker ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blocker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
        • Blocker is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Lanham
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
        • Lanham is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Haddam
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
        • Haddam is located in Washington County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
        • Haddam has also been known as:
        • Haddam City
        • West Haddam
      • Spence
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
        • Spence is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Morrowville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
        • Morrowville is located in Washington County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Helvey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Helvey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2667, Longitude: -97.2550       In this case, the coordinates for Helvey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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