Welcome to Selman City ...

Selman City is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Selman City is located in Rusk County<1>.

The location of Selman City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Selman City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1939.

Selman City is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Selman City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Selman City: (903) and (430)<4>

The ZIP code for Selman City: 75689<5>

Communities near Selman City ...

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

• Kilgore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
  • Kilgore is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilgore <6>
• Henderson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <6>
• Whitehouse
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
  • Whitehouse is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <6>
• Overton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
  • Overton is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <6>
• Troup
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
  • Troup is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <6>
• New Summerfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Summerfield
  • New Summerfield is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Summerfield <6>
• Arp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
  • Arp is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arp <6>
• New London
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <6>
• New Chapel Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
  • New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
• Rolling Meadows
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
  • Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Selman City ...

Looking for more information about Selman City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Selman City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Selman City.

Adding Selman City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Selman City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Selman City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Selman City post office opened in 1939.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Selman City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Selman City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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