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]

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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. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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