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Helena,_Missouri Latitude and Longitude:

39°54′46″N 94°38′58″W / 39.91278°N 94.64944°W / 39.91278; -94.64944
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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

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Helena, Missouri
  2. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp.  202.
  3. ^ "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)
  4. ^ "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