Welcome to Selleck ...

Selleck is located in King County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Selleck, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

Selleck is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Selleck lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Selleck ...

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

• Kent
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <4>
• Renton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renton
  • Renton is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renton <4>
• Auburn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Sammamish
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammamish
  • Sammamish is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sammamish <4>
• Issaquah
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquah
  • Issaquah is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Issaquah <4>
• Maple Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
  • Maple Valley is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Valley <4>
• Covington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Tukwila
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tukwila
  • Tukwila is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tukwila <4>
• Snoqualmie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snoqualmie
  • Snoqualmie is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snoqualmie <4>
• Newcastle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
  • Newcastle is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <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 Selleck. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Selleck.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Selleck ...

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

Adding Selleck to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Selleck 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 Selleck was on a map titled Auto Trails Map - Washington and Oregon (from Rand McNally, 1925).

We also found Selleck on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Washington (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Selleck.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/