Helena, California
Helena, California | |
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  Helena, California | |
| Coordinates: 40°46′25″N 123°07′42″W / 40.77361°N 123.12833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Trinity |
| Elevation | 1,391 ft (424 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code | 530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 261237[1] |
Helena is an unincorporated community in Trinity County, California, United States. Helena is located on the North Fork of the Trinity River 10 miles (16 km) west-northwest of Weaverville. The community was settled in 1851 as a mining camp. It was known as Bagdad, North Fork, and The Cove before its post office opened in 1891; the post office was named Helena after the postmaster's wife. The post office was later moved to North Fork.[2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Helena, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 75. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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