Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Selma (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Selma. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of 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 included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Selma is located in Delaware County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Delaware County: Blackford, Grant, Henry, Jay, Madison & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Selma. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Selma:
- Delaware County (The home county of Selma)
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Liberty Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Desoto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Muncie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Albany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cowan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Andersonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Progress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Yorktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gaston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Millgrove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Ridertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Shamrock Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Hartford City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Renner ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Montpelier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- Bentonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Matthews
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Fowlerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Upland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gas City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arcana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Friendly Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Jonesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farrville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Hackleman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Rigdon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Shirley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Warrington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Wilkinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Blountsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Luray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Springport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Mount Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Messick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Foley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Sulphur Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- New Castle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cadiz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Dunkirk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Redkey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greene
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Blaine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Bluff Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Pony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Boundary City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Pennville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Portland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Salamonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Antiville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Chesterfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glyn Ellen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Prosperity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Summitville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Alexandria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Anderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Anderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Country Club Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Gimco City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Woodlawn Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Markleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Florida
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Parker City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Farmland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Losantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Stone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Ridgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rural
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Bloomingport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Saratoga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rush County
- Raleigh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Economy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Hagerstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Greens Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dublin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- East Germantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Mount Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Webster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Pennville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Keystone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Nottingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Phenix
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Petroleum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Union City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Long
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Nashville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Hollansburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Palestine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coletown is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Lightsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Mercer County (OH)
- Fort Recovery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Selma, see our County-by-County Page for Selma.
Cemeteries Near Selma ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Selma.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Selma - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Selma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Bortsfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Truitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freidline Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Parker Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sparr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Burlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Swingley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (299 more) ...
- Hodson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cullen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Selma had a population of 340 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Selma had a population of 806 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Parker City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Burlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Burlington is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Muncie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farmland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Royerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Royerton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royerton
- Cowan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Luray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Blountsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Shideler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shideler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shideler
- Rogersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rogersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Unionport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Unionport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionport
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Selma. See our List of 1890's Communities around Selma.
Newspapers Published in Selma ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Selma.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Selma, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Selma.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Selma:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Delaware County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Fayette County
- Grant County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Jay County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Wayne County
- Wells County
- Darke County
- Mercer County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |