Helm, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

36°31′54″N 120°05′54″W / 36.53167°N 120.09833°W / 36.53167; -120.09833

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Helm

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Coordinates: 36°31′54″N 120°05′54″W / 36.53167°N 120.09833°W / 36.53167; -120.09833CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyFresno CountyElevation

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187 ft (57 m)

Helm is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California.^[1] It is located 13 miles (21 km) south of Kerman,^[2] at an elevation of 187 feet (57 m).^[1]

History

The city was named after William Helm, the largest individual sheep farmer who arrived in Fresno, California in 1877.^[2] The town was built on the Hanford and Summit Lake Railway (later the Hardwick-Ingle or Riverdale Branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad, now abandoned), constructed in 1912.^[3]

The first post office was opened in Helm in 1913.^[2] The ZIP code is 93627.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Helm, California
^ ^a ^b ^c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1045. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ Vandor, Paul E. (1919). History of Fresno County, California, with Biographical Sketches. Los Angeles, CA: Historic Record Company. p. 2028.