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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Clark County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clark County: Champaign, Greene, Madison, Miami & Montgomery.
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:
- Clark County (The home county of Selma)
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Cortsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- South Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Shawnee Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Green Hedges
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Kenwood Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Vienna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlawn Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Villa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Limestone City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Enon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Powhattan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Mutual
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Mechanicsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Urbana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Westville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Kingscreek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Christiansburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Millerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Mingo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- North Lewisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Port William
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Sabina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Burlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- North Kingman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Wilmington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lees Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Memphis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Morrisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Clarksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Jeffersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Octa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Milledgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Yatesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Hagler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Bloomingburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Washington Court House
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Darbydale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Darby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Alton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Galloway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- 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)
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yellow Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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
- Shawnee Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Wilberforce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Xenia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bowersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Trebein
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- 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
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Range
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summerford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Choctaw Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Chrisman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Plumwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Mount Sterling
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gillivan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Alcony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Ginghamsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Casstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tipp City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Huber Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hooks Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Oakwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
- Dayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kettering
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Northridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Northridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Vandalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- New Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Orient
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Union County
- Milford Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selma, with the one closest to Selma listed first.
- Harveysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Corwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waynesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Kenricksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
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.
- Selma Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Quaker Cemetery
- The Old Quaker Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Green Plain Friends Cemetery
- Green Plain Hicksite Cemetery
- Hicksite Little Brick Cemetery
- Bloxom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Buffenbarger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Methodist Cemetery
- The Bethel Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pitchin Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grape Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Garlough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (489 more) ...
- St. Charles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Solon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Selma had a population of 223 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These 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
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- 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
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 92 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Ohio
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clinton County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Pickaway County
- Shelby County
- Union County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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'. |