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 Helvetia had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Helvetia, with the one closest to Helvetia listed first.
- Pickens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Selbyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Selbyville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selbyville
- Mayton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mayton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayton
- Florence ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Palace Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palace Valley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace Valley
- Alexander
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Canaan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Hemlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Gaines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gaines is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
- Kanawha Head
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hacker Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Evergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Lee Bell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington is located in Upshur County
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- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pugh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pugh is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugh
- Monterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huff ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Queens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Rock Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huttonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cassity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Helvetia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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