Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Selma had a population of 223 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Gladstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- South Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pitchin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pitchin is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitchin
- Grape Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Solon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Thorps
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thorps is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorps
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oxtoby ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oxtoby is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxtoby
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blessing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blessing is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Hustead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hustead is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustead
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Plattsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plattsburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Beatty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beatty is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
- Hennessey ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hennessey is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
- Yellow Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wilberforce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Jasper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Lagonda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lagonda is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagonda
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bookwalter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bookwalter is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookwalter
- Myers ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Myers is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Oldtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oldtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
- Villa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Edgefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Edgefield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- West Lancaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Lancaster is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lancaster
- Jeffersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Durbin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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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