Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Helena (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Helena. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of 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 included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Helena is located in Fentress County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fentress County: Cumberland, Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Putnam & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Helena. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Helena:
- Fentress County (The home county of Helena)
- The following are listed by their distance from Helena, with the one closest to Helena listed first.
- Little Crab
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Cooper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Jamestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Pall Mall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Allardt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grimsley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wilder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Armathwaite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Gernt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Clarkrange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Helena, with the one closest to Helena listed first.
- Thompsons Store
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Cave Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Free Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Celina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Helena, with the one closest to Helena listed first.
- Woody
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Creston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Fairfield Glade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodlands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Helena, with the one closest to Helena listed first.
- Burristown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Dodson Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Helena, with the one closest to Helena listed first.
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Burrville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Glades
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Bucklick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Deer Lodge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Lavender
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Sunbright
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Annadel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Mill Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Lancing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Helena, with the one closest to Helena listed first.
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Oak Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Taylors Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Free Communion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Hanging Limb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Garretts Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Oakley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Livingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Lovejoy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Obey City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Beaver Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Helena, with the one closest to Helena listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chanute
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Byrdstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Static
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Helena, with the one closest to Helena listed first.
- Monterey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jeremiah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Bangham Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Algood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shennon Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- White Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Helena, with the one closest to Helena listed first.
- Elgin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Glenmary
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- West Robbins
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Robbins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Helenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Verdun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Verdun is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- Foster Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- West Oneida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Oneida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hughett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Huntsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clinton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Helena, with the one closest to Helena listed first.
- Static
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Savage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Albany
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Browns Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Alpha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Ida
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ida is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Cumberland City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Monroe County (KY)
- Martinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Wayne County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Helena, with the one closest to Helena listed first.
- Slickford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Mount Pisgah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Shearer Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Parmleysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Sumpter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Murl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Murl is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Monticello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Parnell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Helena, see our County-by-County Page for Helena.
Cemeteries Near Helena ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Helena.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Helena - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Helena covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Helena, with the one closest to Helena listed first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- G.W. Conatser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G.W. Conatser Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the G.W. Conatser Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Jamestown.
- The G.W. Conatser Cemetery has also been known as:
- Conatser Cemetery
- George Conaster / William Branum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968204 <3>
- Storie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bowden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hinds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- James Blaine Reagan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bills Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (722 more) ...
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jamestown City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Helena in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Helena.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Helena, with the one closest to Helena listed first.
- Boatland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Boatland is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatland
- Little Crab
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Jamestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allardt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pall Mall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Nettle Carrier ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nettle Carrier is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Carrier
- Travisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Travisville is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Wirmingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wirmingham is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirmingham
- Chanute
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Byrdstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eagle Creek is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Keese ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Keese is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keese
- Banner Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Banner Springs is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Helena. See our List of 1890's Communities around Helena.
Newspapers Published in Helena ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Helena.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Helena, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Helena.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Helena:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Fentress County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Cumberland County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Scott County
- Clinton County
- Monroe County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Helena) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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 Helena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |