Selma, Arkansas

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Selma, Arkansas
Selma Methodist Church
Selma Methodist Church
Selma is located in Arkansas
Selma
Selma
Coordinates: 33°41′50″N 91°34′03″W / 33.69722°N 91.56750°W / 33.69722; -91.56750Coordinates: 33°41′50″N 91°34′03″W / 33.69722°N 91.56750°W / 33.69722; -91.56750
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyDrew
Elevation
177 ft (54 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)870
GNIS feature ID57184[1]

Selma is an unincorporated community in Drew County, Arkansas, United States.[1]

Selma is the location of a historic Rosenwald School, the Selma Rosenwald School, that was built in 1924 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

Education[]

Selma is served by the Drew Central School District.[3][4]

In 1979 the Collins and Selma school districts dissolved, with portions of the students going to the Drew Central district and portions going to the Dermott School District.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Selma". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Drew County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 15, 2017. Compare district map to the highway map.
  4. ^ "General Highway Map Drew County, Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2021-02-25. - See Selma on the map.
  5. ^ Goatcher, Truett (January 1999). "School District Consolidation Will Save Millions of Dollars: Fact of Myth?" (PDF). Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators. p. 14 (PDF p. 17/27).


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