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Introduction ...

Although we found mention of Selma during our research, we have little information about it.<1> We believe that Selma had a post office at one time. We have done a cursory search and haven't been able to find any evidence that the community still exists..

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 Anderson County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Anderson County: Allen, Bourbon, Coffey, Franklin, Linn, Miami & Woodson.

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:

  • Anderson County     (The home county of Selma)
    • The following are listed by 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
    • Lone Elm
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Elm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
      • Lone Elm is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Welda
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welda
      • Welda is located in Anderson County
    • Garnett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Ida
      • Mont Ida is located in Anderson County
    • 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>
    • Westphalia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Westphalia is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Harris
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Harris is located in Anderson County
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
    • Mildred
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mildred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
      • Mildred is located in Allen County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 23 people
    • Bayard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
      • Bayard is located in Allen County
    • 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>
    • Carlyle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
      • Carlyle is located in Allen County
    • La Harpe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas
      • Gas is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • Iola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
      • Iola is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <3>
    • Geneva
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Allen County
    • Bassett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
      • Bassett is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Elsmore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmore
      • Elsmore is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Elsmore has also been known as:
      • Elsinore
    • Savonburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
      • Savonburg is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Humboldt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Leanna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
      • Leanna is located in Allen County
  • Bourbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
    • Mapleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Mapleton is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • 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>
    • Berlin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Bourbon County
    • Uniontown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Devon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
      • Devon is located in Bourbon County
    • Fulton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <3>
    • Redfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
      • Redfield is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Barnesville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
      • Barnesville is located in Bourbon County
    • Marmaton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
      • Marmaton is located in Bourbon County
    • Hammond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Bourbon County
    • Porterville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
      • Porterville is located in Bourbon County
    • Bell Town ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
      • Bell Town is located in Bourbon County
    • Ronald
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
      • Ronald is located in Bourbon County
  • Coffey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
    • Aliceville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
      • Aliceville is located in Coffey County
    • Le Roy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Agricola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agricola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
      • Agricola is located in Coffey County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
    • Richmond
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lane
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Lane is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Lane has also been known as:
      • Lane City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <3>
    • Princeton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Rantoul
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
      • Rantoul is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Homewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
      • Homewood is located in Franklin County
    • Imes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
      • Imes is located in Franklin County
    • Ransomville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
      • Ransomville is located in Franklin County
    • Williamsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
    • 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>
    • Centerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Linn County
    • Critzer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Critzer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
      • Critzer is located in Linn County
    • Goodrich
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
      • Goodrich is located in Linn County
    • 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
    • Mound City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cadmus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
      • Cadmus is located in Linn County
    • Pleasanton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
      • Pleasanton is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <3>
    • Prescott
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Prescott is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • La Cygne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Cygne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cygne
      • La Cygne is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Cygne <3>
    • Linn Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
      • Linn Valley is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
  • Miami County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
    • Fontana
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fontana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
      • Fontana is located in Miami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Osawatomie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Stanton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Miami County
    • Jingo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
      • Jingo is located in Miami County
    • Block
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
      • Block is located in Miami County
    • New Lancaster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
      • New Lancaster is located in Miami County
  • Neosho County
    • Stark
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Stark is located in Neosho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Woodson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
    • Neosho Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neosho Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
      • Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Piqua
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Vernon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Woodson County
  • Bates County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
    • Hume
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hume have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
      • Hume is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Worland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
      • Worland is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Amoret
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
      • Amoret is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Selma, see our County-by-County Page for 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 84 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Kincaid Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunny Slope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Elm Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Osage Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osage Cemetery
  • Osage Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Blue Mound Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Mound Cemetery
  • Springfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
  • Horn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (185 more) ...
    • Morris Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Boulware Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Selma had a population of 15 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Elm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
    • Lone Elm is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Bayard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
    • Bayard is located in Allen County
  • Welda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welda
    • Welda is located in Anderson County
  • Critzer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Critzer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
    • Critzer is located in Linn County
  • Garnett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Xenia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Xenia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
    • Xenia is located in Bourbon County
  • Goodrich
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
    • Goodrich is located in Linn County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Ida
    • Mont Ida is located in Anderson County
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    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Mapleton is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • 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

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.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Selma and then turned west". While Selma could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Selma as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Selma could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.

Just in case there has been confusion between counties, we found that there are 2 Kansas communities also named Selma. While this community is located in Anderson County, the others are located in the following counties: Geary and Osborne. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Selma.
<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.
<5>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Selma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1347, Longitude: -95.1233       In this case, the coordinates for Selma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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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