Selma, Iowa

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Selma, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Selma, Iowa is located in Iowa
Selma, Iowa
Selma, Iowa
Location within the state of Iowa
Coordinates: 40°52′13″N 92°9′12″W / 40.87028°N 92.15333°W / 40.87028; -92.15333Coordinates: 40°52′13″N 92°9′12″W / 40.87028°N 92.15333°W / 40.87028; -92.15333
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyVan Buren
Elevation
617 ft (188 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
52588
GNIS feature ID461502

Selma is an unincorporated community in northwestern Van Buren County, Iowa, United States. It lies along Iowa Highway 16 northwest of the city of Keosauqua, the county seat of Van Buren County.[1] Its elevation is 617 feet (188 m).[2]

History[]

Selma in Van Buren County Iowa in 1903

Although Selma is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 52588.[3] The post office was originally opened as the Hickory post office on 10 September 1874, and its name was changed to Selma on 24 April 1882.[4]

Selma's population was 275 in 1925.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Selma, Iowa
  3. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Selma Post Office
  5. ^ Company, Rand McNally and (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States,territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 190.

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