Selma, Ohio

Selma is an unincorporated community in Madison Township, Clark County, Ohio, USA.^[1]

History

Selma was platted in 1842 when the Xenia and Columbus Pike was extended to that point.^[2] A post office called Selma was established in 1841, and remained in operation until 1967.^[3] Selma was a station on the Underground Railroad.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Selma, Ohio
↑ Rockel, William Mahlon (1908). 20th Century History of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 343.
↑ "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
↑ The History of Clark County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, Etc. W. H. Beers and Company. 1881. p. 747.

Municipalities and communities of Clark County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Springfield

Cities	New Carlisle Springfield

Villages	Catawba Clifton‡ Donnelsville Enon North Hampton South Charleston South Vienna Tremont City

Townships	Bethel German Green Harmony Mad River Madison Moorefield Pike Pleasant Springfield

CDPs	Crystal Lakes Green Meadows Holiday Valley Northridge Park Layne

Unincorporated communities	Beatty Brighton Cortsville Dialton Dodo Dolly Varden Durbin Eagle City Harmony Hustead Lawrenceville Limestone City Lisbon Locustgrove Medway New Moorefield Pitchin Plattsburgh Selma Sugar Grove Villa

Ghost towns	Allentown Brottenburgh Spunky Puddle Windsor

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°47′12″N 83°42′31″W / 39.78667°N 83.70861°W / 39.78667; -83.70861

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