Selma, Missouri

Selma is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Selma was established in 1827, and remained in operation until 1913.[2] Selma was named after a place mentioned in the Ossian cycle of poems.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Selma, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. "Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

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