Welcome to Fort Selden ...
So far, we found very little information about Fort Selden. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fort Selden to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Selden, please Contact Us.
Fort Selden would have been located within present day Dona Ana County<2>.
The location of Fort Selden has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Selden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Selden: Ft. Selden
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fort Selden is 3,990 feet [1,216 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Fort Selden is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Fort Selden was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Fort Selden would have been located in the (575) area code.
Communities near Fort Selden ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Selden.
- Las Cruces
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Cruces
- Las Cruces is located in Dona Ana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105,096 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Las Cruces <5>
- Mesilla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesilla
- Mesilla is located in Dona Ana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesilla <5>
- Hatch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
- Hatch is located in Dona Ana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatch <5>
- Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Dona Ana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dona Ana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dona Ana
- Dona Ana is located in Dona Ana County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dona Ana <5>
- Tonuco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - San Ysidro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ysidro
- San Ysidro is located in Dona Ana County
- Fairacres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairacres
- Fairacres is located in Dona Ana County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairacres <5>
- Spaceport City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaceport City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaceport City
- Spaceport City is located in Dona Ana County
- Rincon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Fort Selden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Selden.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort 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 Fort Selden.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Selden. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Selden.
Adding Fort Selden to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fort 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 for Fort Selden was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Selden.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dona Ana County: www.co.dona-ana.nm.us/
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.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 Fort Selden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Dona Ana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Selden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |