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 Liberty 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 consider that their post office opened in 1912.
When the people of Selma referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Selmian<4>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Selma is 3,130 feet [954 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the elevation of Selma is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Selma was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Selma still existed, it would have been in the (406) area code.
Communities Also Named Selma ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Selma - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), 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 4 communities that are near Selma.
- Galata
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galata
- Galata is located in Toole County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galata <6>
- Chester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Liberty County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <6>
- Joplin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joplin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Joplin is located in Liberty County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joplin <6>
- Carter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Carter is located in Chouteau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter <6>
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.
We 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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Selma post office opened in 1912.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Selma.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Selma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Liberty, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Selma refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Selma may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <5> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Selma - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |