Coordinates: 36°32′53″N 81°28′07″W / 36.54806°N 81.46861°W Helton is an unincorporated community in Helton Township, Ashe County, North Carolina, east of Sturgills. It lies at an elevation of 2,730 feet (832 m).
The Baptist Chapel Church and Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.