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

Unincorporated community

Helm

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Helm (the United States)

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Coordinates: 36°31′54″N 120°05′54″W﻿ / ﻿36.53167°N 120.09833°W﻿ / 36.53167; -120.09833
Country| United States
State| California
County| Fresno County
Elevation

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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

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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

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

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