Helena, Missouri
Helena is an unincorporated community in southeastern Andrew County, Missouri, United States. 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. According to tradition, the community has the name of the daughter of a railroad man. A post office called Helena has been in operation since 1880.
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
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