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Welcome to Selkirk ...

Selkirk is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.

Selkirk is located in New Madrid County<1>.

Selkirk is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Selkirk lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Selkirk: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Selkirk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Selkirk: This one is located in New Madrid County and the other is located in Laclede County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 11 communities that are also named Selkirk - they are located in Kansas, Manitoba, Michigan, 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.

  • Sikeston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Charleston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Charleston is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
  • East Prairie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Madrid
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickman is located in Fulton County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,105 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickman <4>
  • New Markham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • New Markham is located in Lake County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
  • Lilbourn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Miner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Miner is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
  • Morehouse
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
  • Bertrand
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 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 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.

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.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including New Madrid, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Selkirk - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Selkirk area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Selkirk area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.