Selman City, Texas

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.

Selman City
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 32°11′25″N 94°57′43″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Rusk
Elevation [1]	407 ft (124 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	271
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	75689
Area codes	903, 430
GNIS feature ID	1377180[1]

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.