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Welcome to Selmore ...

Selmore is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Selmore is located in Christian County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Selmore: 417

Communities near Selmore ...

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

  • Springfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Nixa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nixa is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
    • Former name for Nixa:
    • Faught
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <3>
  • Ozark
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ozark is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <3>
  • Republic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Battlefield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Battlefield is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
  • Rogersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Clever
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Clever is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <3>
  • Sparta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sparta is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <3>
  • Merriam Woods
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
  • Crane
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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 (so far) for Selmore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Selmore post office opened in 1892. The Selmore post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Selmore.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Christian, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Selmore - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/