Selma is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in northwestern Van Buren County, Iowa

Iowa

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, United States

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. It lies along Iowa Highway 16

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 northwest of the city of Keosauqua

Keosauqua, Iowa

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, the county seat

County seat

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 of Van Buren County. Its elevation is 617 feet (188 m). Although Selma is unincorporated, it has a post office

Post office

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 with the ZIP code

ZIP Code

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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.

External links

• http://iavanburen.org/history/douds-selma1968book/HistoryOfDouds-Selma.html
• http://villagesofvanburen.com/index.htm