South
Virginia
Alleghany

Selma

Selma is a census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 529 at the 2010 census.
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  • Type: Village with 357 residents
  • Description: census designated place in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Selma, VA” and “Selma, Virginia”
  • Postal code: 24474

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oakland Church and Clifton Forge station.

Church
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Oakland Grove Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at Selma, . It was built about 1847, and is a one-story, brick structure measuring 30 feet by 40 feet.

Railway station
Photo: Mike James, CC BY 2.0.
is a train station in , serving Amtrak's Cardinal line. It is located at 307 East Ridgeway Street.

Ruins
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
is a historic iron furnace located near , . It was built as a hot-blast charcoal furnace around 1873–1874, and subsequently enlarged and converted into a coke furnace. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Selma.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clifton Forge and Fairview Heights.

Town
Photo: WaldoJ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in , , United States which is part of the greater Roanoke Region. The population was 3,555 at the 2020 census.

Neighborhood
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 2 miles east of Selma.

Village
is a census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 258 at the 2010 census. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Selma.

Selma

Latitude
37.80652° or 37° 48′ 24″ north
Longitude
-79.84811° or 79° 50′ 53″ west
Population
357
Elevation
1,148 feet (350 metres)
Open location code
8792R542+JQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158382263
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4784856
Wiki­data ID
Q1374729
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Selma” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سلمي”
  • Basque: “Selma”
  • Catalan: “Selma”
  • Cebuano: “Selma”
  • Chechen: “Селма”
  • Chinese: “Selma”
  • Dutch: “Selma”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سلمى”
  • French: “Selma, Virginia”
  • French: “Selma”
  • German: “Selma”
  • Gilaki: “سلما (ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “سلما”
  • Irish: “Selma”
  • Italian: “Selma”
  • Ladin: “Selma”
  • Malagasy: “Selma, Virginia”
  • Malagasy: “Selma”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Selma”
  • Persian: “سلما، ویرجینیا”
  • Persian: “سلما”
  • Polish: “Selma”
  • Portuguese: “Selma”
  • Russian: “Сельма”
  • Serbian: “Селма”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Selma, Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Selma”
  • South Azerbaijani: “سلما، ویرجینیا”
  • Spanish: “Selma”
  • Swedish: “Selma, Virginia”
  • Swedish: “Selma”
  • Tatar: “Селма”
  • Ukrainian: “Селма”
  • Uzbek: “Selma”
  • Uzbek: “Селма”
  • Volapük: “Selma”
  • Welsh: “Selma, Virginia”
  • Welsh: “Selma”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Epworth United Methodist Church and Selma Volunteer Fire Department.

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