Helm, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65459. The Survey maps it on the Hancock quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1936 USGS Waynesville quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Waynesville quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Waynesville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Waynesville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lebanon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Helm between 1992 and 2017, burning about 1,276 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July 1997 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 May 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 136611-08519-05062016-1515 |
| 12 May 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 1993 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 27 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 29 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Helm: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
19 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Helm in 19 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 10 flood, 7 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. The reports record 2 deaths. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024 | Flood | Helm | 2 killed, $25,000 | At an unknown time on November 7th, a vehicle driving near Riddle Bridge Access along the Gasconade River in Pulaski County became submerged in the flood waters. After a search was conducted, both occupants reportedly drowned. |
| July 2025 | Flood | Helm | - | Missouri Highway O at Jones Creek was closed due to flooding. |
| June 2024 | Flood | Helm | - | Water is over the road and impassable at Creek Road and Jones Creek. |
| March 2022 | Flood | Helm | - | County Road O-420 at Jones Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| January 2020 | Flash Flood | Helm | - | Excessive rain caused flooding on Highway O at Jones Creek closing the road. |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | Helm | - | Jones Creek at Highway O was flooded and impassable. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Helm | - | The low-water crossing at Highway O where it crosses Jones Creek was flooded and impassable for a several hours. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Helm | - | State Highway O was closed due to flooding. |
| December 2018 | Flood | Helm | - | The low water crossing at State Highway O had nearly a foot of running water over the roadway and was impassable. |
| May 2017 | Flood | Helm | - | State Highway O was closed due to flooding. |
| September 2016 | Flash Flood | Helm | - | The Sheriff reported that Highway O at Jones Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| April 2012 | Flash Flood | Helm | - | A foot of water was reported flowing over Highway O along Jones Creek. |
| May 2012 | Flash Flood | Helm | - | Two feet of water was reported over the road near the intersection of Highway O and Creek Road. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Helm | - | Route O was closed due to flooding. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Helm | - | Route O near Jones Creek was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Helm | - | Trees were blown over from thunderstorm wind gusts near the intersection of Highway N and Hancock Road. |
| January 2008 | Flash Flood | Helm | - | Excessive rainfall caused Jones Creek to flood areas near the intersection of Highway O and Creek Road. |
| September 2008 | Flood | Helm | - | A few locations within Pulaski County flooded from rainfall amounts that ranged from four to six inches. These locations included a section of Highway O at its intersection with Jones Creek, a section of Canyon Road at its intersection with Mill Creek, and a section of Highway O southwest of Dixon. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Helm | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Dixon | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Wheelers Mill | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Crocker | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Franks | 6.6 miles | 20 | |
| Mazzaville Resort | 7.8 miles | 20 | |
| Three Island Resort | 7.9 miles | 20 | |
| Riverside (historical) | 7.9 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 719352. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








