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>
While we didn't find Helen in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Helen. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Helen listed first.
- Lester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Odd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Odd is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd
- Pemberton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saulsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsville
- McGraws
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McGraws is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraws
- Newfound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newfound is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Egeria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Egeria is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egeria
- Flat Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shady Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Daniels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Rock View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Matville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Matville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Pinoak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pinoak is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinoak
- Crany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crany is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crany
- Jesse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jesse is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Dunns
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunns is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns
- Crow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crow is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Prosperity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Algoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Algoma is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Kyle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lashmeet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spanishburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Powhatan is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Ellison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ellison is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Dry Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Cirtsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cirtsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cirtsville
- Oceana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Helen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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