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Welcome to Helsing Junction ...

Helsing Junction is located in Thurston County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Helsing Junction: Helsing Jct. (or less commonly used: Helsing Jctn.)

Helsing Junction is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Helsing Junction lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Helsing Junction: 360 & 564<3>

Communities near Helsing Junction ...

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

  • Olympia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Tumwater
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Centralia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Chehalis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
    • Elma is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <4>
  • Napavine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Tenino
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • McCleary
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Oakville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pe Ell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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 Helsing Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Helsing Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Helsing Junction ...

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

Adding Helsing Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Helsing Junction 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 Helsing Junction was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Helsing Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Thurston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Helsing Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Helsing Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Helsing Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.