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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 Jefferson County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Monroe (IL), Franklin, Saint Francois, Saint Louis, Sainte Genevieve & Washington.
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:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Selma)
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Crystal City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Festus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flucom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Olympian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Herculaneum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Knorpp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Hematite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Pevely
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Horine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Horine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine
- Mapaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mapaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapaville
- Valles Mines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- De Soto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Barnhart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Hemker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Luebbering
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Lonedell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Hensley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hensley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Catawissa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Huff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Saint Francois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- French Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Blackwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Bonne Terre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Settletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Cantwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cantwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Desloge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Esther
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Esther is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Flat River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Leadington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Elvins
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
- Rivermines
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
- Leadwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Louis City
- Carondelet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Oakville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Mattese
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mattese is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
- Mehlville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mehlville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehlville
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Fenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Green Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Green Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
- Ivory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ivory is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Lakeshire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeshire is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,385 people
- Lemay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lemay is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemay
- Saint George
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Saint George is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Estimated population in 2011: 1,336 people
- Sappington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sunset Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,448 people
- Affton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Affton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Affton
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Needmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Kinsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Brickeys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Former names for Brickeys:
- Brickeys Gristmill
- Brickeys Landing
- Bloomsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clement ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clement is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Lawrenceton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Rocky Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rocky Ridge Ranch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
- Zell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zell is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zell
- Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rock Landing is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
- Marlo ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Marlo is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlo
- New Offenburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Offenburg is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Offenburg
- Sprott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sprott is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Tiff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Cadet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- French Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Theabeau Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Mud Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Old Mines
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Mineral Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Richwoods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Irondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Potosi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aptus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Mitchie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Chalfin Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Fults
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maeystown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Madonnaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Renault
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Valmeyer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Wartburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Burksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Burksville Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Waterloo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Prairie du Rocher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
- Prairie du Rocher village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <1>
- Modoc
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Ruma
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ruma is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Red Bud
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Evansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ellis Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Preston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Walsh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Walsh is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
- Dozaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dozaville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozaville
- Baldwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kaskaskia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Houston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Houston is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- New Palestine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Palestine is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Millstadt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dupo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dupo is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupo <1>
- Smithton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Carondelet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Falling Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- New Athens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Athens is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Imbs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Lementon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lementon is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
- Lenzburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cahokia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cahokia is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahokia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,742 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cahokia <1>
- Freeburg
(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.
- Lucas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Donnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Barsotti Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wagoner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Curtis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Weaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McClain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McCormack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormack Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McCormack Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the south of Festus.
- The McCormack Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peter McCormack Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30076 <3>
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (367 more) ...
- Wheeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McMullen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Selma in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Selma.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Danby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Danby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Plattin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Plattin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattin
- Mitchie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Crystal City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chalfin Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Festus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flucom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Knorpp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Oakvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Herculaneum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maeystown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Silica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kinsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Harrisonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harrisonville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Hematite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
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 83 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 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. 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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Saint Francois County
- Saint Louis City
- Saint Louis County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Washington County
- Monroe County
- Randolph County
- Saint Clair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Selma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |