Helena, Montana Area is 205th in size, as defined by Nielsen Media Research, and is the fifth smallest media market in the nation. Helena, Montana Helena is the state capital of the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County. Helena was founded as a gold camp during the Montana gold rush, and was established in 1864. Over $3.6 billion of gold was extracted in the city limits over a duration of two decades, making it one of the wealthiest cities in the United States by the late nineteenth century. The concentration of wealth contributed to the
Alabama State Route 261 Alabama State Route 261 State Route 261 (SR-261) is a state highway that connects Helena with Pelham in northern Shelby County, as part of the Birmingham/Hoover metropolitan area. SR-261 is two lanes wide for the entirety of its route. It serves as a feeder route to numerous subdivisions in Helena and Pelham. The southern terminus of the route is at the intersection with Shelby County Road 17 (CR-17), CR-52, and CR-91 in Helena. The northern terminus is at the intersection with U.S. Highway 31 (US-31) in Pelham. North of US-31, the route is designated as CR-17 and continues to US-280