2022 Map of Selma

About this map

The Des Moines River cuts through the northeast corner of this Iowa landscape, where the village of Selma sits near the crossing of Bridge St and the river's edge. This 2022 survey details a region defined by its small, scattered settlements and a dense network of family and community burying grounds. Places like White Elm and Troy anchor the southern and central sections, connected by a grid of rural roads such as Wind Ave and Bethel Rock Rd that weave through the drainage basins of Chequest Creek and S Chequest Cr. The high density of named cemeteries, including Bethlehem Cem, Glasgow Cem, and Mount Gilead Cem, provides a clear map of local genealogy and historic parish centers that have persisted even as the broader agricultural landscape has shifted over time.