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Welcome to Selig ...

Selig is located in Adams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Selig, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Selig is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Selig, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Selig: 937 & 326<3>

Communities near Selig ...

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

  • Portsmouth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • West Union
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Manchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Peebles
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Vanceburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Seaman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry Fork
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
    • Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
  • Rarden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rome
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rome is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Otway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Selig ...

Looking for more information about Selig? 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 Selig, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Selig.

Adding Selig to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Selig in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Selig was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Selig post office opened in 1886. The Selig post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Selig.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Selig - 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 937 code has been Overlayed with the 326 area code. New phone numbers in the Selig area will be assigned with one of these codes: 937 or 326. As a result, placing a call in the Selig 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.
<5>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/