Welcome to Selma ...

So far, we found very little information about Selma. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Selma to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Selma, please Contact Us.

Selma would have been located within present day Wabash County<2>.

The location of Selma has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Selma, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Selma is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Selma was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Selma (for example, toward Petersburg (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The location where Selma once stood is in the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Selma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Selma: This one is located in Wabash County and the other is located in McLean County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 30 communities that are also named Selma - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas (2), Utah and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Selma.

Communities near Selma ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Selma.

• Princeton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Gibson County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <5>
• Fort Branch
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
  • Fort Branch is located in Gibson County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Branch <5>
• Albion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Edwards County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <5>
• Haubstadt
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haubstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haubstadt
  • Haubstadt is located in Gibson County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haubstadt <5>
• Bridgeport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
• Grayville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayville
  • Grayville is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayville <5>
• Owensville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
  • Owensville is located in Gibson County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensville <5>
• Poseyville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poseyville
  • Poseyville is located in Posey County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poseyville <5>
• West Salem
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
  • West Salem is located in Edwards County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
• Patoka
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
  • Patoka is located in Gibson County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people

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 Selma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Selma.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Selma. 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 Selma.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Selma. See our Newspapers Page for Selma.

Adding Selma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Selma in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Selma was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Selma.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov