Welcome to Selden ...
Selden is located Selden is located in Erath County<1>. The location of Selden has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Selden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886. Selden is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Selden lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Selden: (254) Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Selden - they are located in Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Selden. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Selden. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Selden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Selden. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Selden. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Selden. See our Newspapers Page for Selden. Looking for more information about Selden? 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 Selden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Selden. We originally found mention of 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 Selden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Selden in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Selden.
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From that list, the Selden post office opened in 1886.Off-the-Road Links ...
Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Erath, 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 Selden - 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> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/