Welcome to Selkirk ...

Selkirk is located in Warren County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Selkirk, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Selkirk, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Selkirk is 1,270 feet [387 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 boundaries of the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Selkirk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Selkirk - they are located in Kansas, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri (2), New York (2), Ontario, 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.

• Oil City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <4>
• Corry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
  • Corry is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corry <4>
• Titusville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
  • Titusville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Titusville <4>
• Union City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
• Youngsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Youngsville is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngsville <4>
• Pleasantville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <4>
• Tidioute
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidioute
  • Tidioute is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tidioute <4>
• Hydetown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
  • Hydetown is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
• Rouseville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouseville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouseville
  • Rouseville is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rouseville <4>
• Tionesta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
  • Tionesta is located in Forest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tionesta <4>

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.

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 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Selkirk.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/