Selma, Arkansas

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

Selma, Arkansas
Unincorporated community
Selma Methodist Church
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Coordinates: 33°41′50″N 91°34′03″W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Drew
Elevation [1]	174 ft (53 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	870
GNIS feature ID	57184[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]

References

1. 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).