Selden is a hamlet located in Suffolk County as a part of the Town of Brookhaven. The farmers who first moved to what is now Selden in the mid-18th century referred to the area as “Westfield” (or sometimes as Westfields). One of the better known early residents was Captain Daniel Roe (1740–1820), who fought in the French and Indian War and served as a captain in the Revolutionary War, and for whom Captain Daniel Roe Highway is named. Roe built a house in Selden along Middle Country Road before the Revolutionary War. Roe is buried in a small family cemetery south of Middle Country Road behind the Old Westfield shopping center.
Population: 19,851
Zip Code: 11784
Area Code: 631
Elevation: 89′
Middle Country Public Library-Selden Building
Middle Country School District
