Selma, Oregon

About Selma

Selma, OR is a small unincorporated community located in southwestern Oregon.

Selma holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 6.46 square miles.

📰 Selma News Today

• Selma Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Josephine County man arrested in connection with Selma murder kobi5.com · Dec 23
• Oregon cold case ends with prison sentence in Selma killing KNDU.com · Apr 23
• 57-year-old woman found dead: Suspect arrested and facing charges KDRV · Jun 29
• How Indigenous leaders are ‘carrying fire’ from Northwest history to the present - Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB · Apr 26

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Selma Unique

• One of 7 places in the US named Selma — but the Oregon one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southwestern Oregon, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 15 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Selma

• Country Folks
• Kane's Bar&Grill

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Selma

• Eight Dollar Mountain Botanical Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lake Selmac County Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Siskiyou Field Institute - Deer Creek Center · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Eight Dollar Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Selma

🏘️ Nearby Communities