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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>

While we didn't find Selma in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Selma. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Selma listed first.

  • Dillon
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Little Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Echo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Echo is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Rowland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rowland is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowland <2>
  • Latta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gaddysville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Gaddysville is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddysville
  • Alfordsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Alfordsville is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
  • Brownsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Sellers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fork
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Zion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Zion is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
  • Clio
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clio is located in Marlboro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <2>
  • Parnassus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Parnassus is located in Marlboro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
  • Blenheim
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Drake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Drake is located in Marlboro County
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  • Mullins
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Laughlin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Laughlin is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
  • Marion
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Barnesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Barnesville is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • McColl
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Nichols
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Moss Neck
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Moss Neck is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
  • Pembroke
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pembroke is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,942 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <2>
  • Pates
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pates is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
  • Red Banks
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Red Banks is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
  • Alma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Alma is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma

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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