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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Helena had a population of 107 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Helena, with the one closest to Helena listed first.
- Spring Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Arena
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Cassell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Plain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Black Hawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Black Hawk is located in Sauk County
- Mazomanie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Leland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Barneveld
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Bear Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Richland County
- Elvers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Denzer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Blue Mounds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Black Earth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Gotham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Dodgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Keyesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keyesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesville
- Keyesville is located in Richland County
- Sextonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sextonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
- Sextonville is located in Richland County
- Avoca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Sandusky
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Sauk City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Prairie du Sac village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Twin Bluffs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bluffs
- Twin Bluffs is located in Richland County
- Ithaca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Edmund
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Jonesdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Mount Horeb
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Marxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Roxbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Loganville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Loganville is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Neptune
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Neptune is located in Richland County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Helena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |