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Welcome to Selkirk ...

Selkirk is located in Albany County<1>.


The location of Selkirk has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Selkirk, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Selkirk is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Selkirk is within the (518) area code.

Communities Also Named Selkirk ...

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

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

  • Albany
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Troy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Cohoes
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Watervliet
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
    • Watervliet is located in Albany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
    • Former names for Watervliet:
    • Gibbonsville
    • Port Schuyler
    • West Troy
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <4>
  • Rensselaer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
    • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <4>
  • Colonie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
    • Colonie is located in Albany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <4>
  • Hudson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Menands
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Wyantskill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyantskill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
    • Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
  • Ravena
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Selkirk, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor 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.<6>

From that list, the Selkirk post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Selkirk.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Selkirk. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Albany County: www.albanycounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Albany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Selkirk - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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