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Welcome to Helvey ...

Helvey is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Helvey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Helvey is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Helvey lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Helvey: 402 & 531<3>

Communities Also Named Helvey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Helvey - it's located in Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Helvey.

Communities near Helvey ...

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

  • Fairbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hebron
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • De Witt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Plymouth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Milligan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bruning
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Diller
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Western
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Alexandria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • 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.<5> 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Helvey ...

Looking for more information about Helvey? 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 Helvey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Helvey.

Adding Helvey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Helvey 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 for Helvey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Helvey post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Helvey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Helvey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Helvey area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Helvey area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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