Welcome to Selma ...

Selma is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Selma, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

When the people of Selma refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Selmian<2>

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

Communities Also Named Selma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Selma: This one is located in Saint Louis County and the other is located in Jefferson County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 30 communities that are also named Selma - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas (2), Utah and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Selma.

Adding Selma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Selma in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Selma was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Selma.

Footnotes ...

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If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Louis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

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A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Selma refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Selma may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.