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SELMAN CITY,
TEXAS
Rusk County, East
Texas
32° 11' 25" N, 94° 57' 43" W (32.190278, -94.961944)
Just W of TX Hwy 42
Just S of TX Hwy 64
About 4 Miles SE of New London
W of Henderson the county seat
ZIP code of 75689
Population: 271 (1980 - 2000)
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History
in an Oil Can
There was no Selman City in the 19th Century. The town came into being
with the discovery of oil in the 1930s. The discovery was on the land
of S. A. Selman, whose family had been early Rusk County pioneers,
therefore, he became the town’s namesake.
The population peaked in 1947 with 450 residents. By the 1980 census
it was down to 271 – the same number reported in 2000. |
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