Selma is an

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in northwestern Van Buren County,

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, United States. It lies along Iowa Highway 16 northwest of the city of Keosauqua, the

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of Van Buren County. Its elevation is 617 feet (188 m).

History

Although Selma is unincorporated, it has a

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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.

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External links

*http://iavanburen.org/history/douds-selma1968book/HistoryOfDouds-Selma.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20091017062240/http://www.villagesofvanburen.com/index.htm Unincorporated communities in Van Buren County, Iowa Unincorporated communities in Iowa 1874 establishments in Iowa Populated places established in 1874 {{VanBurenCountyIA-geo-stub