Welcome to Selkirk (aka 'Selkirk Station') ...
So far, we found very little information about Selkirk. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Selkirk to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Selkirk, please Contact Us.
Selkirk would have been located within present day Wichita County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Selkirk, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Selkirk, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Selkirk is 3,440 feet [1,049 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Selkirk is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Selkirk was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Selkirk (for example, toward Tribune), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
The location where Selkirk once stood is in the (620) area code.
The community of Selkirk has also been called Selkirk Station.
Communities Also Named Selkirk ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Selkirk - they are located in Manitoba, 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 8 communities that are near Selkirk.
- Leoti
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leoti have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoti
- Leoti is located in Wichita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leoti <6>
- Tribune
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tribune have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
- Tribune is located in Greeley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tribune <6>
- Horace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Marienthal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marienthal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienthal
- Marienthal is located in Wichita County
- Modoc
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Modoc is located in Scott County
- Kanco ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Pence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Pence is located in Scott County
- Wallace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Wallace is located in Wallace County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <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 Selkirk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Selkirk.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Selkirk. 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 Selkirk.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Selkirk. See our Newspapers Page for Selkirk.
Adding Selkirk to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Selkirk in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Selkirk was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Selkirk post office opened in 1887.
We also found Selkirk in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Selkirk.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Selkirk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Wichita, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Selkirk - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |