Helena, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Runge census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78118. The Survey maps it on the Helena quadrangle.
On record in Helena
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- John Ruckman Houselisted 1979 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Karnes City quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Helena quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Goliad quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
92 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Helena between 2005 and 2020, burning about 636 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JESSE ATZGER |
| 4 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | KARNES COUNTY CR334 #2 |
| 4 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | KARNES COUNTY CR334 |
| 4 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RICHTER RANCH |
| 19 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR333 AND CR334 |
| 18 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHRIS REYNOLDS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Helena: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kotzur Mine | Uranium | Past Producer | Stratabound | |
| Labus-Moczygemba | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Winerich Pit | Uranium | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Helena in 5 storm reports between 2005 and 2012: 5 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Helena | $200,000 | The area of heaviest rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Erin in South Central Texas began in Karnes County. General rainfall over the county ranged from 3 to 5 inches with up to 7 inches near Helena. Most of the roads in Karnes County were closed Thursday afternoon, including FM887, SH119, and US80. |
| March 2012 | Flash Flood | Helena | - | Slow moving thunderstorms produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding and closed parts of Highway 80 south of Helena. |
| March 2012 | Flash Flood | Helena | - | Slow moving thunderstorms produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding and closed FM 80 at FM 81 in Helena. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Helena | - | Scattered showers and thunderstorms produced general 1 to 3 inch rain amounts over southern Karnes County with up to 4 inches near Kenedy. Many of the roads in Kenedy were reported to be under water and SH792 was closed near Kenedy. |
| March 2005 | Flash Flood | Helena | - | Heavy rainfall from slow-moving thunderstorms in DeWitt and Gonzales Counties spilled westward into Karnes County near 2100 CST. Between 1 and 2 inches fell over the eastern part of the county, with heaviest amounts near 3 inches between Helena and Gillett. Flash flooding briefly closed FM887 and SH119 near Gillett. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panna Maria | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Mayo | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Karnes City | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| Harmony | 6.8 miles | 10 | |
| Cestohowa | 7.1 miles | 10 | |
| Ecleto | 7.4 miles | 10 | |
| Runge | 7.6 miles | 7 | |
| Hobson | 8.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1359004. 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.





