Selman City, Texas
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
32°11′25″N 94°57′43″W / 32.19028°N 94.96194°W / 32.19028; -94.96194 (2000)
75689
Selman City is an unincorporated community in western Rusk County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 271 in 2000. It is located within the Longview, Texas metropolitan area.
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.
References
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Municipalities and communities of Rusk County, Texas, United States
County seat: Henderson
communities
- Craig
- Cross Roads
- Harmony Hill
- Lawsonville
- London
- Oak Flats
- Pirtle
- Pleasant Grove
- Pone
- Sexton City
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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