Selma is an unincorporated community in southeastern Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on the west side of US Route 61 approximately six miles southeast of Festus. The Mississippi River floodplain lies two miles to the east.[2]

History

A post office called Selma was established in 1827, and remained in operation until 1913.[3] Selma was named after a place mentioned in the Ossian cycle of poems.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Selma, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme 1st ed. 1998, p. 49 ISBN 0899332242
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  4. ^ "Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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