Helena, Missouri
Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
Helena is an unincorporated community in southeastern Andrew County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately twelve miles northeast of St. Joseph and is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Helena has a park, an elementary school, two churches, a community center and a post office.
History
Helena was laid out in 1878.[2] According to tradition, the community has the name of the daughter of a railroad man.[3] A post office called Helena has been in operation since 1880.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Helena, Missouri
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 202.
- ^ "Andrew County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
39°54′46″N 94°38′58″W / 39.91278°N 94.64944°W / 39.91278; -94.64944
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Municipalities and communities of Andrew County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Savannah
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