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Selma, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Selma, IowaLocation within the state of IowaShow map of IowaSelma, IowaSelma, Iowa (the United States)Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 40°52′13″N 92°9′12″W / 40.87028°N 92.15333°W / 40.87028; -92.15333
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Van Buren
Elevation	617 ft (188 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	52588
GNIS feature ID	461502

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. Its elevation is 617 feet (188 m).

History

Although Selma is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 52588. 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.

Selma's population was 275 in 1925.

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. 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. 1925. p. 190.

External links

• http://iavanburen.org/history/douds-selma1968book/HistoryOfDouds-Selma.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20091017062240/http://www.villagesofvanburen.com/index.htm

v t e Municipalities and communities of Van Buren County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Keosauqua
Cities	Birmingham Bonaparte Cantril Farmington Keosauqua Milton Stockport
Townships	Birmingham Bonaparte Cedar Chequest Des Moines Farmington Harrisburg Jackson Keosauqua Lick Creek Union Van Buren Vernon Village Washington
CDPs	Douds Leando Mount Sterling
Other unincorporated communities	Pittsburg Selma Utica Vernon Winchester
Ghost town	Iowaville
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