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Selma

Ghost town · Wabash County, Illinois

Princeton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500)
Princeton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Selma is a ghost town in Wabash County, Illinois. It is one of 4 former communities in Wabash County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Selma as a historical populated place on the East Mount Carmel topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.4259° N, 87.7481° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEast Mount Carmel
Elevation394 ft
Nearest living townMount Carmel, IL
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1823676
Coordinates38.42588, -87.74808

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What's there now

Selma is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mount Carmel, IL (population 6,892), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 394 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Selma?

Selma is in Wabash County, Illinois, at 38.4259, -87.7481.

How many ghost towns are in Wabash County?

Wabash County, Illinois has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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