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Welcome to Seloca ...

Seloca is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Seloca, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Seloca is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Seloca: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near Seloca ...

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

  • Birmingham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Trussville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Center Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gardendale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Clay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Clay is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <4>
  • Fultondale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Pinson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tarrant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Tarrant is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,081 people
    • Tarrant has also been known as:
    • Tarrant City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrant <4>
  • Argo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Argo is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
  • Adamsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seloca ...

Looking for more information about Seloca? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Seloca, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Seloca.

Adding Seloca to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Seloca 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 (so far) for Seloca was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seloca.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seloca - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Seloca area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Seloca area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.