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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: ghost town in Karnes County, Texas, United States of America
- Also known as: “Helena, Texas”
Helena
- Categories: ghost town and locality
- Location: Karnes, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
28.95386° or 28° 57′ 14″ northLongitude
-97.82333° or 97° 49′ 24″ westElevation
305 feet (93 metres)Open location code
76W4X53G+GMOpenStreetMap ID
node 151364605OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Italian—“Helena” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “海倫娜”
- Italian: “Helena”
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