Welcome to Selden ...
Selden is located in Gloucester County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Selden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Selden is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Selden lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Selden: 804 & 686<3>
Communities Also Named Selden ...
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, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Selden.
Communities near Selden ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Selden.
- Newport News
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport News
- Newport News is located in Newport News City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,062 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport News <4>
- Williamsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
- Poquoson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquoson
- Poquoson is located in Poquoson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquoson <4>
- Country Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Gloucester Courthouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloucester Courthouse have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Money
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Achilles
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Cardinal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Crab
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Clay Bank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 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.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages 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.
Adding Selden to Our Gazetteer ...
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.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Selden post office opened in 1892.
We also found Selden on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Selden.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Selden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gloucester County: www.co.gloucester.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Gloucester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Selden - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Selden area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Selden 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> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |