Do you know of Selwood ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Selwood. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Selwood.<1>

Our sources for Selwood (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Selwood other than they indicate that Selwood would be found somewhere in Lexington County, South Carolina.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1883 and closed  in 1908.

Communities Also Named Selwood ...

We found one communities that share the name Selwood.

Within South Carolina, the name Selwood is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Selwood in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Brunswick
    • Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Selwood.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Selwood ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Selwood:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Selwood - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Lexington County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Lexington County.