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

  • Upper Middletown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Upper Middletown is located in Fayette County
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  • Waltersburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Waltersburg is located in Fayette County
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  • Rothruck
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Rothruck is located in Fayette County
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  • Smock
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Searights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Searights is located in Fayette County
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  • Dearth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Dearth is located in Fayette County
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  • Haddenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Haddenville is located in Fayette County
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  • Vances Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Vances Mill is located in Fayette County
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  • Tippecanoe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Tippecanoe is located in Fayette County
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  • Laurel Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Laurel Hill is located in Fayette County
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  • Davidson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Davidson is located in Fayette County
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  • Woodglen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Woodglen is located in Fayette County
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  • New Salem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Walker
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Walker is located in Fayette County
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  • West Leisenring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • West Leisenring is located in Fayette County
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  • Flatwoods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Flatwoods is located in Fayette County
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  • Curfew
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Curfew is located in Fayette County
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  • Grindstone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Balsinger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Balsinger is located in Fayette County
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  • Uniontown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Linn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Linn is located in Fayette County
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  • Merrittstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Merrittstown is located in Fayette County
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  • Leith
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Leith is located in Fayette County
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  • Evans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Evans is located in Fayette County
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  • Monarch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Monarch is located in Fayette County
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  • Brownsville
    (6 miles [9.7 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 Helen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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