Selma is an unincorporated community in southeastern Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is located on the west side of US Route 61 approximately six miles southeast of Festus. The Mississippi River floodplain lies two miles to the east. [2]
A post office called Selma was established in 1827, and remained in operation until 1913. [3] Selma was named after a place mentioned in the Ossian cycle of poems. [4]
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Selma is an unincorporated community in southeastern Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is located on the west side of US Route 61 approximately six miles southeast of Festus. The Mississippi River floodplain lies two miles to the east. [2]
A post office called Selma was established in 1827, and remained in operation until 1913. [3] Selma was named after a place mentioned in the Ossian cycle of poems. [4]
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