Selma, Missouri

Selma is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

History

A post office called Selma was established in 1827, and remained in operation until 1913.^[2] Selma was named after a place mentioned in the Ossian cycle of poems.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Selma, Missouri
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
↑ "Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Hillsboro
Cities	Arnold Byrnes Mill Crystal City De Soto Festus Herculaneum Hillsboro Kimmswick Olympian Village Pevely
Villages	Cedar Hill Lakes Lake Tekakwitha Parkdale Peaceful Village Scotsdale
Townships	Arnold Big River Central High Ridge Imperial Joachim Meramec Plattin River View Rock Valle Windsor
CDPs	Barnhart Cedar Hill High Ridge Horine Imperial LaBarque Creek Murphy
Unincorporated communities	Antonia Bailey Belews Creek Bushburg Danby Dittmer Donnell Fletcher Flucom Frumet Goldman Grubville Hematite House Springs Jarvis Knorpp Liguori Local Ludwig Mapaville Melzo Morse Mill Papin Riverside Seckman Selma Sulphur Springs Valles Mines Victoria Vineland Ware

Coordinates: 38°08′59″N 90°20′29″W / 38.149776°N 90.341509°W / 38.149776; -90.341509

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