Welcome to Selbyville ...
Selbyville is located in Upshur County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Selbyville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.
Selbyville is 1,880 feet [573 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Selbyville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Selbyville: 304 & 681<3>
The ZIP code for Selbyville: 26236<4>
Communities Also Named Selbyville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Selbyville - it's located in Delaware.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Selbyville.
Communities near Selbyville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Selbyville.
- Buckhannon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Womelsdorf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Huttonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Goshen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Beans Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
- Kanawha Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Pickens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Florence ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
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 Selbyville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Selbyville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Selbyville. 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 Selbyville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Selbyville. See our Newspapers Page for Selbyville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Selbyville ...
Looking for more information about Selbyville? 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 Selbyville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Selbyville.
Adding Selbyville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Selbyville 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 (so far) for Selbyville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Selbyville post office opened in 1872.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Selbyville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Upshur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Selbyville - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Selbyville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Selbyville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Selbyville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Selbyville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |