Welcome to Helene ...
So far, we found very little information about Helene. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Helene to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Helene, please Contact Us.
Helene would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.
Helene was founded in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Helene is 6,040 feet [1,841 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Helene is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Helene was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Helene was located: 775
Communities near Helene ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Helene.
- Caliente
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boyd is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Elgin ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Yoacham ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yoacham is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoacham
- Alamo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Crystal Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crystal Springs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Hiko
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Islen ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Islen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islen
- Barclay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Barclay is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Carp ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carp is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp
- Former name for Carp:
- Cliffdale
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 Helene. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Helene.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Helene. 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 Helene.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Helene. See our Newspapers Page for Helene.
Adding Helene to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Helene 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 (so far) for Helene was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Helene post office opened in 1892. The Helene post office closed in 1895.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Helene.
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 Helene, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Helene - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |