Helena

History

In June 1915, Helen S. Monroe received a postal designation for Helena. Monroe became the first postmaster and the town's namesake. Oklahoma State University has plans to display the mammoth, which was donated by the Thorp's.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Helena lies along State Highway 58. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Helena has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Helena was on June 25, 1911, and July 30, 1986, while the coldest temperature recorded was on February 10, 2011. |source 2 = National Weather Service }}

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  149
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  125
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  98
• Eastern Meadowlark

  Sturnella magna (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  84
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  78
• Horned Lark

  Eremophila alpestris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  65
• Hen Harrier

  Circus cyaneus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  57
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  57

Most recent

• M 2.72 — 2026-06-03
  7 km S of Perry, Oklahoma
• M 3.05 — 2026-04-21
  17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma
• M 2.57 — 2026-01-17
  9 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma
• M 2.6 — 2025-11-30
  5 km WSW of Danville, Kansas
• M 2.66 — 2025-10-04
  4 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma
• M 2.5 — 2025-08-23
  6 km SSE of Spivey, Kansas