Selma
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Van Buren County, Iowa
- Also known as: “Selma, IA” and “Selma, Iowa”
- Postal code: 52588
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Douds and Leando.
Douds
Hamlet
Douds is a census-designated place in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States. The population was 156 at the 2020 census. Douds is situated 4 miles southeast of Selma.
Leando
Hamlet
Leando is a census-designated place in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States. The population was 121 at the 2020 census. Leando is situated 4 miles southeast of Selma.
Eldon
Village
Photo: Gcardinal101, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eldon is a city in Wapello County, Iowa, United States. The population was 783 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the home of the small Carpenter Gothic style house that served as the backdrop for Grant Wood's 1930 painting, American Gothic. Eldon is situated 5 miles northwest of Selma.
Selma
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Village Township, Van Buren, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.8703° or 40° 52′ 13″ northLongitude
-92.15323° or 92° 9′ 12″ westElevation
617 feet (188 metres)Open location code
86G9VRCW+4POpenStreetMap ID
node 151838808OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to South Azerbaijani—“Selma” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “塞爾馬”
- French: “Selma”
- Panjabi: “ਸੈਲਮਾ”
- South Azerbaijani: “سلما، ایووا”
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