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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Arena
- From Helena to Arena
- Cassell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cassell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
- Cassell is located in Iowa County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cassell
- From Helena to Cassell
- 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)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Leland is located in Sauk County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Leland
- From Helena to Leland
- Barneveld
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Bear Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Richland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bear Valley
- From Helena to Bear Valley
- Elvers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elvers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvers
- Elvers is located in Dane County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elvers
- From Helena to Elvers
- Denzer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Denzer
- From Helena to Denzer
- 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Black Earth
- From Helena to Black Earth
- 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sextonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
- Sextonville is located in Richland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sextonville
- From Helena to Sextonville
- Avoca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Sandusky
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandusky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Sandusky is located in Sauk County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sandusky
- From Helena to Sandusky
- 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Prairie du Sac village
- From Helena to Prairie du Sac village
- 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)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ithaca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Ithaca is located in Richland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ithaca
- From Helena to Ithaca
- Edmund
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Edmund
- From Helena to Edmund
- 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)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marxville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marxville
- Marxville is located in Dane County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Marxville
- From Helena to Marxville
- Roxbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Loganville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loganville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Loganville is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Loganville
- From Helena to Loganville
- Neptune
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Neptune
- From Helena to Neptune
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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |