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Welcome to Selkirk ...



While we don't have a date for the founding of Selkirk, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

The city of Selkirk is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Selkirk lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: CST- Heure Normale du Centre (HNC), CDT- Heure Avancée du Centre (HAC).

Selkirk is within the (204) area code.

Communities Also Named Selkirk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Selkirk - they are located in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri (2), New York (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Selkirk.

Communities near Selkirk ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Selkirk.

  • Stonewall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Beausejour
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Oakbank
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakbank
  • Stony Mountain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Garson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Britain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Britain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
  • Cloverdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Kirkness
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkness came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkness
  • Lockport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gonor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gonor came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonor

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Selkirk ...

Looking for more information about Selkirk? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Selkirk, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Selkirk.

Adding Selkirk to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Selkirk was on a map titled Road Map for Manitoba and Saskatchewan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Selkirk.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Selkirk. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Selkirk - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.









 

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