Welcome to Selmaville ...

Selmaville is located in Marion County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Selmaville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Selmaville is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Selmaville: (618)

Communities near Selmaville ...

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

• Centralia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Centralia is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <4>
• Salem
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Sandoval
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandoval have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandoval
  • Sandoval is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandoval <4>
• Wamac
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
  • Wamac is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
• Central City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
• Odin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
  • Odin is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odin <4>
• Kinmundy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinmundy
  • Kinmundy is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinmundy <4>
• Woodlawn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Woodlawn is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodlawn <4>
• Irvington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
• Patoka
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
  • Patoka is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patoka <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Selmaville ...

Looking for more information about Selmaville? 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 Selmaville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Selmaville.

Adding Selmaville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Selmaville 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 Selmaville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Selmaville post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Selmaville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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