Welcome to Helena ...

Helena is located on the South Texas Plains.

Helena is located in Karnes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Helena, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Helena is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Helena is within the (830) area code.

Communities Also Named Helena ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Helena - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Helena ...

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

• Karnes City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karnes City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnes City
  • Karnes City is located in Karnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karnes City <4>
• Kenedy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenedy
  • Kenedy is located in Karnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenedy <4>
• Poth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poth
  • Poth is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poth <4>
• Yorktown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
  • Yorktown is located in DeWitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorktown <4>
• Runge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runge
  • Runge is located in Karnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Runge <4>
• Falls City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
  • Falls City is located in Karnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <4>
• Nordheim
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordheim have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordheim
  • Nordheim is located in DeWitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nordheim <4>
• Panna Maria
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
  • Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
• Ecleto
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ecleto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecleto
  • Ecleto is located in Karnes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecleto <4>
• Hobson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
  • Hobson is located in Karnes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobson <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 Helena. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Helena.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Helena ...

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

Adding Helena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Helena 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 Helena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Helena post office opened in 1853.

We also found Helena in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Helena.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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