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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 15 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.

  • Kincaid
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kincaid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
    • Kincaid is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Bush City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
    • Bush City is located in Anderson County
  • Blue Mound
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
    • Blue Mound is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <3>
  • Lone Elm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lone Elm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
    • Lone Elm is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lone Elm
    • From Selma to Lone Elm
  • Bayard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
    • Bayard is located in Allen County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bayard
    • From Selma to Bayard
  • Welda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Critzer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Critzer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
    • Critzer is located in Linn County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Critzer
    • From Selma to Critzer
  • Garnett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Xenia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Xenia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
    • Xenia is located in Bourbon County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Xenia
    • From Selma to Xenia
  • Goodrich
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Colony
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
    • Colony is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Mont Ida
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Moran
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
    • Moran is located in Allen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
    • Moran has also been known as:
    • Moran City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <3>
  • Mapleton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Parker
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Parker is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Greeley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
    • Greeley is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <3>
  • Scipio
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scipio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
    • Scipio is located in Anderson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Scipio
    • From Selma to Scipio
  • Bronson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
    • Bronson is located in Bourbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <3>
  • Mound City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Farlinville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farlinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlinville
    • Farlinville is located in Linn County
  • Glenlock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlock
    • Glenlock is located in Anderson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Glenlock
    • From Selma to Glenlock
  • La Harpe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Central City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Central City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Central City is located in Anderson County
    • Former name for Central City:
    • Jerome
    • Central City has also been known as:
    • Central
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Central City
    • From Selma to Central City
  • Cadmus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Richmond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Berlin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in Bourbon County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Berlin
    • From Selma to Berlin
  • Harding
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
    • Harding is located in Bourbon County

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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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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