Selman City, Texas

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Selman City
Unincorporated community
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Selman City
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Selman City
Selman City (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°11′25″N94°57′43″W / 32.19028°N 94.96194°W / 32.19028; -94.96194
Country United States
State Texas
County Rusk
Elevation
[1]
407 ft (124 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total271
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
75689
Area code(s) 903, 430
GNIS feature ID1377180 [1]

Selman City is an unincorporated community in western Rusk County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas,[ citation needed ] the community had a population of 271 in 2000. It is located within the Longview, Texas metropolitan area.

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History

S.A. Selman discovered oil on his property in the 1930s, making Selman City an oilfield-dominant community. Raymond A. Crawford served as the first postmaster in 1939. The post office also served Turnertown and Joinerville. Its peak population was 450 in 1947-48, with seven businesses, which declined to 271 from 1980 through 2000 with two new businesses. [2]

Although Selman City is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 75689. [3]

Geography

Selman City is located along Texas State Highway 64 and Texas State Highway 42, 4 mi (6.4 km) southeast of New London in northwestern Rusk County. [4]

Education

Today, the community is served by the West Rusk County Consolidated Independent School District.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Selman City, Texas
  2. ↑ Biesele, Megan. "Selman City, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ↑ "Selman City, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved January 3, 2023.


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