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
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Helm
Location in California
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Helm (the United States)
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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.
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