Selma, Arkansas

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Selma, Arkansas
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Coordinates: 33°41′50″N91°34′03″W / 33.69722°N 91.56750°W / 33.69722; -91.56750
Country United States
State Arkansas
County Drew
Elevation
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174 ft (53 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 870
GNIS feature ID57184 [1]

Selma is an unincorporated community in Drew County, Arkansas, United States. [1]

Selma is the location of a historic Rosenwald School, the Selma Rosenwald School, that was built in 1924 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2]

Education

Selma is served by the Drew Central School District. [3] [4]

In 1979 the Collins and Selma school districts dissolved, with portions of the students going to the Drew Central district and portions going to the Dermott School District. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Selma, Arkansas
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Drew County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 15, 2017. Compare district map to the highway map.
  4. "General Highway Map Drew County, Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Transportation . Retrieved February 25, 2021. - See Selma on the map.
  5. Goatcher, Truett (January 1999). "School District Consolidation Will Save Millions of Dollars: Fact of Myth?" (PDF). Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators. p. 14 (PDF p. 17/27).