Welcome to Helbig ...

Helbig is located on the Gulf Coast.

Helbig is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The location of Helbig has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Helbig, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Helbig is near sea level<3>.

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

Helbig is located in the (409) area code.

Communities Also Named Helbig ...

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

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

Communities near Helbig ...

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

• Beaumont
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
  • Beaumont is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaumont <4>
• Nederland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nederland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
  • Nederland is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <4>
• Groves
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
  • Groves is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groves <4>
• Lumberton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
  • Lumberton is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <4>
• Port Neches
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Neches have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Neches
  • Port Neches is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Neches <4>
• Vidor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vidor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
  • Vidor is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <4>
• Bridge City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridge City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge City
  • Bridge City is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridge City <4>
• Silsbee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silsbee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silsbee
  • Silsbee is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silsbee <4>
• Kountze
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kountze
  • Kountze is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kountze <4>
• Sour Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour Lake
  • Sour Lake is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sour Lake <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 Helbig. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Helbig.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Helbig ...

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

Adding Helbig to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Helbig in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Helbig was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Helbig post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Helbig.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Helbig. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/