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Helena

Ghost town · Johnson County, Nebraska

Cook quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000)
Cook quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Helena is a ghost town in Johnson County, Nebraska. It is one of 2 former communities in Johnson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 48 Nebraska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Helena as a historical populated place on the Cook topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.5006° N, 96.2497° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCook
Elevation1,141 ft
Nearest living townBurr, NE
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1883418
Coordinates40.50056, -96.24973

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What's there now

Helena is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Burr, NE (population 43), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,141 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Helena?

Helena is in Johnson County, Nebraska, at 40.5006, -96.2497.

How many ghost towns are in Johnson County?

Johnson County, Nebraska has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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