Welcome to Sellers ...

So far, we found very little information about Sellers. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sellers to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sellers, please Contact Us.

Sellers would have been located within present day Upshur County<2>.

The location of Sellers has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sellers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Sellers is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Sellers was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Sellers once stood is in the (304) & (681)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Sellers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Sellers - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi (2), Missouri, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Sellers ...

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

• Elkins
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
  • Elkins is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkins <6>
• Buckhannon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhannon
  • Buckhannon is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhannon <6>
• Weston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <6>
• Belington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belington
  • Belington is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belington <6>
• Mill Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  • Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
• Beverly
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <6>
• Junior
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junior have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
  • Junior is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
• Jane Lew
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane Lew
  • Jane Lew is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane Lew <6>
• Womelsdorf
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Womelsdorf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
  • Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
• Huttonsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttonsville
  • Huttonsville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huttonsville <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sellers. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sellers.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sellers. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sellers.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sellers. See our Newspapers Page for Sellers.

Adding Sellers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sellers in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sellers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Sellers post office opened in 1891.

We also found Sellers in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sellers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/