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Welcome to Selden ...

Selden is located in Aroostook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Selden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Selden is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Selden lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Selden (for example, toward Dumfries Parish (NB)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for Selden: 207

Communities Also Named Selden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Selden - they are located in Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Selden ...

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

  • Hodgdon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Hodgdon is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgdon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Linneus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Linneus is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 907 people
  • Danforth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Amity
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Amity is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Weston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cary
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cary is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Cary has also been known as:
    • Cary Plantation
  • Reed Plantation
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Orient
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Haynesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Haynesville is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Macwahoc Plantation
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Macwahoc Plantation is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people

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 Selden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Selden.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Selden. 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 Selden.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Selden ...

Looking for more information about Selden? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Selden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Selden.

Adding Selden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Selden 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 (so far) for Selden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Selden post office opened in 1904. The Selden post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Selden.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Aroostook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Selden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/