Helena
Helena is a ghost town in Texas, approximately 70 mi southeast of San Antonio in Karnes County. The seat of Karnes County from 1854 to 1894, Helena was once known as the self-proclaimed "toughest town on earth" in the mid-19th century.- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 310 feet (90 metres)
- …is also known as “Helena, Texas”
- Description: ghost town in Karnes County, Texas, United States of America
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Latitude
28.95386° or 28° 57′ 14″ north
Longitude
-97.82333° or 97° 49′ 24″ west
Open location code
76W4X53G+GM
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place = hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Italian—“Helena” goes by many names.
海倫娜Chinese
HelenaItalian
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