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Nearest Communities to Helena,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Helena, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Helena:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Helena.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Helena is located in Iowa County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Iowa County: Dane, Grant, Green, Lafayette, Richland & Sauk.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 141 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Helena. Of these communities, 118 are located in counties other than Iowa County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Helena (which is Iowa County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Helena

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Iowa County   (where Helena resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.iowacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Iowa:   Dodgeville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Helena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Helena.
      • Coon Rock
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Coon Rock is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Rock
      • Arena
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Wyoming
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Wyoming is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Cassell
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Hyde
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Ridge
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Clyde
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Clyde is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Ridgeway
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
      • Barneveld
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Barneveld is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
      • Dodgeville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
      • Avoca
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Avoca is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
      • Jonesdale
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Jonesdale is located in Iowa County
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        • Edmund
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Hollandale
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Cobb
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Highland
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Linden
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Linden is located in Iowa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
        • Mineral Point
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Waldwick
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Waldwick is located in Iowa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldwick
        • Centreville ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Moscow
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Mifflin
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Mifflin is located in Iowa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
        • Rewey
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbia County
  • Dane County
    • County Website:   https://danecounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Dane:   Madison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Helena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Helena.
      • Mazomanie
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Mazomanie is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
      • Elvers
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Vermont
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Vermont is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
      • Black Earth
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Blue Mounds
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
      • Little Norway
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Little Norway is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Norway
      • Marxville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Roxbury
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Roxbury is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
      • Mount Horeb
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
      • Aldens Corners
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Aldens Corners is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens Corners
      • Cross Plains
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Cross Plains is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
      • Pine Bluff
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Pine Bluff is located in Dane County
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        • Daleyville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Daleyville is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleyville
        • Klevenville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Lutheran Hill
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Lutheran Hill is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Hill
        • Martinsville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Springfield Corners
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Springfield Corners is located in Dane County
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        • Riley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Riley is located in Dane County
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        • West Middleton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • West Middleton is located in Dane County
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        • Forward
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Forward is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
        • Ashton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Mount Vernon
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Mount Vernon is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
        • Ashton Corners
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Dane
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Dane is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
        • Kingsley Corners
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Kingsley Corners is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Corners
        • Middleton Junction
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Middleton Junction is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Junction
        • Middleton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Middleton is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,195 people
        • Five Points
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Five Points is located in Dane County
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        • Primrose
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Primrose is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
        • Pheasant Branch
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Branch
        • Verona
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Verona is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,539 people
        • Mendota Beach
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Mendota Beach is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota Beach
        • Waunakee
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Waunakee is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waunakee
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people
        • Shorewood Hills
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Shorewood Hills is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Hills
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
        • College Hills
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • College Hills is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hills
        • Pilgrim Village
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Pilgrim Village is located in Dane County
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        • Montrose
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Montrose is located in Dane County
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        • Paoli
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Grant County
    • County Website:   http://www.co.grant.wi.gov/
    • County Seat for Grant:   Lancaster
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Helena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Helena.
      • Muscoda
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Muscoda is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
      • Montfort
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Blue River
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Blue River is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
      • Livingston
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Livingston is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
      • Preston
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hickory Grove
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Hickory Grove is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Homer
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Homer is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Green County
  • Lafayette County
  • Richland County
    • County Website:   https://co.richland.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Richland:   Richland Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Helena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Helena.
      • Lone Rock
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Lone Rock is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
      • Bear Valley
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gotham
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Gotham is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotham
      • Keyesville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Keyesville is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesville
      • Sextonville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Aubrey
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Bluffs
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Twin Bluffs is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bluffs
      • Ithaca
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Neptune
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Loyd
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Loyd is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
      • Orion
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Orion is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
      • Richland Center
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
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        • Balmoral
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Buck Creek
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Buck Creek is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
        • Basswood
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Basswood is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
        • Cazenovia
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Ashford ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Ashford is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
        • Bunker Hill
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Bunker Hill is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
        • Rockbridge
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Rockbridge is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
        • Corwin ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Corwin is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
        • Germantown
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Germantown is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
        • Hub City
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Hub City is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
        • Byrds Creek
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Byrds Creek is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrds Creek
        • Boaz
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Gillingham
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • McGrew ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • McGrew is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrew
        • Port Andrew
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Port Andrew is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Andrew
        • Henrietta ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Henrietta is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
        • Woodstock
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Sand Prairie
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Sand Prairie is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Prairie
        • Wild Rose
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Wild Rose is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
        • Mill Creek ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Mill Creek is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
        • Five Points
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Five Points is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Sauk County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.sauk.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Sauk:   Baraboo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Helena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Helena.
      • Spring Green
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Spring Green is located in Sauk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
      • Plain
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Plain is located in Sauk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
      • Black Hawk
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Black Hawk is located in Sauk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
      • Witwen
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Leland
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Loreta
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Loreta is located in Sauk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loreta
      • Loddes Mill
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Loddes Mill is located in Sauk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loddes Mill
      • Denzer
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Prairie du Sac village
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sauk City
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Sauk City is located in Sauk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
      • Sandusky
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hill Point
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Hill Point is located in Sauk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Point
      • Continue List   (17 more) ...
        • Loganville
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Bluffview
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Bluffview is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffview
        • LaRue
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • LaRue is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaRue
        • Lime Ridge
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • North Freedom
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • North Freedom is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
        • Rock Springs
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
        • Moon Valley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Crawford Crossing
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Crawford Crossing is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Crossing
        • Merrimac Ferry
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Merrimac Ferry is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac Ferry
        • Merrimac
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Merrimac is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
        • West Baraboo
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
        • Reedsburg
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
        • Baraboo
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Ironton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Ironton is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
        • Dellwood
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Dellwood is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
        • La Valle
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Valton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Valton is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valton

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Helena) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.