Welcome to Selmore ...

Selmore is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Selmore is located in Christian County<1>.

The location of Selmore has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Selmore, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Selmore is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Selmore is located in the (417) area code.

Communities near Selmore ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Selmore.

• Springfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Nixa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
  • Nixa is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
  • Former name for Nixa:
  • Faught
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <4>
• Ozark
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Ozark is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <4>
• Republic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Republic is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <4>
• Battlefield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
  • Battlefield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
• Rogersville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Rogersville is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,953 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <4>
• Clever
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clever have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
  • Clever is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <4>
• Sparta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Merriam Woods
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merriam Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
  • Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
• Crane
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Crane is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Selmore. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Selmore.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Selmore. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Selmore.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Selmore. See our Newspapers Page for Selmore.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Selmore ...

Looking for more information about Selmore? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Selmore, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Selmore.

Adding Selmore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Selmore in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Selmore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Selmore post office opened in 1892.

We also found Selmore on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Selmore.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Selmore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/