Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Selma had a population of 1,150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Selma had a population of 24,370 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Fowler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wildflower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wildflower is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildflower
- Lone Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reedley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sanger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oleander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oleander is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
- Lillis ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lillis is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillis
- Traver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Malaga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Malaga is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malaga
- Easton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caruthers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tokay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tokay is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokay
- Hanford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Riverdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Monson is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Fresno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Orosi
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Muscatel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taurusa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Visalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Yokuts
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Letcher ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Letcher is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
- Tagus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Herndon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
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. |
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