Nearest Communities to Selma,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Selma, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Selma:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Selma is located in Van Buren County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Van Buren County: Davis, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Clark (MO) & Scotland (MO).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 152 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Selma. Of these communities, 126 are located in counties other than Van Buren County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Selma (which is Van Buren County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Selma
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Van Buren County (where Selma resides)
- County Website: https://www.vanburencounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Van Buren: Keosauqua
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Selma ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Selma.
- Douds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leando
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Business Corners ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Business Corners is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Business Corners
- Birmingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lebanon is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Kilbourn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parksville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parksville is located in Van Buren County
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- Mount Zion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
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- Pittsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Van Buren County
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- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Keosauqua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Stockport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cantril
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pierceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pierceville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Utica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Utica is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Bentonsport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Van Buren County
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- Harrisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Mount Sterling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bonaparte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Palestine ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Appanoose County
- County Website: https://appanoosecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Appanoose: Centerville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Selma ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Selma.
- Orleans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Unionville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Moulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Davis County
- County Website: https://www.daviscountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Davis: Bloomfield
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Selma ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Selma.
- White Elm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Elm is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Elm
- Chequest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Floris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dover ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Davis County
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- Shunem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shunem is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shunem
- Dunnville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dunnville is located in Davis County
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- Pleasant View ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Davis County
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- Pulaski
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Carbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Belknap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Belknap is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Steuben
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
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- Waneta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Waneta is located in Davis County
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- Drakesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wanetta Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wanetta Corner is located in Davis County
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- Stiles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ash Grove is located in Davis County
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- Lunsford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lunsford is located in Davis County
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- Mark
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Savannah
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
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- West Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Blackhawk
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blackhawk is located in Davis County
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- Paris
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Davis County
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- Monterey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Henry County
- County Website: https://henrycounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Henry: Mount Pleasant
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Selma ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Selma.
- Hillsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Belfast ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Belfast is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Rome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Denova
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Denova is located in Henry County
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- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Westwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Westwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Trenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Jefferson County
- County Website: https://jeffersoncounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Jefferson: Fairfield
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Selma ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Selma.
- Ellmaker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellmaker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellmaker
- Batavia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Libertyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Collett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Collett is located in Jefferson County
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- Bernhart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bernhart is located in Jefferson County
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- Whitefield ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitefield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
- Brookville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brookville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Fairfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Maharishi Vedic City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Beckwith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith is located in Jefferson County
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- Packwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Glasgow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Linby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Perlee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Salina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salina is located in Jefferson County
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- Lockridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Veo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Veo is located in Jefferson County
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- East Pleasant Plain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
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- Pleasant Plain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Germanville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Germanville is located in Jefferson County
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- Merrimac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Merrimac is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Keokuk County
- County Website: https://keokukcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Keokuk: Sigourney
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Selma ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Selma.
- Ioka ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ioka is located in Keokuk County
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- Martinsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Hedrick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ollie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nugent
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Richland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hayesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Lanscaster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lanscaster is located in Keokuk County
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- Talleyrand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lee County
- County Website: https://www.leecounty.org/
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Selma ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Selma.
- Big Mound
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Keteban Switch ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Keteban Switch is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keteban Switch
- Houghton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Hamill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Primrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mahaska County
- County Website: https://www.mahaskacountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Mahaska: Oskaloosa
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Selma ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Selma.
- Fremont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County
- County Website: https://monroecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Monroe: Albia
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Selma ...
- Brompton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brompton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Wapello County
- County Website: https://www.wapellocounty.org/
- County Seat for Wapello: Ottumwa
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Selma ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Selma.
- Eldon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Yampa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yampa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampa
- Agency
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bladensburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bladensburg is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladensburg
- East Ottumwa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loch Burns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loch Burns is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Burns
- Ottumwa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pickwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pickwick is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
- Competine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dahlonega
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ormanville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ormanville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormanville
- Farson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Farson is located in Wapello County
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- Ottumwa Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ottumwa Junction is located in Wapello County
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- Phillips
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips is located in Wapello County
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- Rutledge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rutledge is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Highland Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keb ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Bidwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Chillicothe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Willard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Willard is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Kirkville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Munterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Munterville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munterville
- Blakesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dudley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marysville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marysville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Washington County
- County Website: https://washingtoncounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Washington: Washington
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Selma ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Selma.
- Rubio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rubio is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
- Brighton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coppock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coppock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Clark County
- County Website: https://clarkcountymo.org/
- County Seat for Clark: Kahoka (MO)
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Selma ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Selma.
- Acasto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Schuyler County
- County Seat for Schuyler: Lancaster (MO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Selma ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Selma.
- Bunker Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Vinita
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vinita is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinita
- Downing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Scotland County
- County Website: https://www.scotlandcountymo.org/
- County Seat for Scotland: Memphis (MO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Selma ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Selma.
- Hitt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hitt is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- Azen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Azen is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azen
- Brock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brock is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Kilwinning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Prospect Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Prospect Grove is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Grove
- Crawford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Crawford is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Memphis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Arbela
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Granger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Middle Fabius
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Middle Fabius is located in Scotland County (MO)
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Selma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
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