NC Gazetteer

Selma

Also known as: Mitchenor's Station, Selma Cotton Mills
A town in Johnston County
… town in central Johnston County. Known first as Mitchenor's Station for John Mitchenor. Inc. as Selma, 1873; named for the town of the same name in Alabama. Town of Selma Cotton Mills, inc. 1915 and long inactive in municipal affairs, is now within the W section of Selma. Alt. 179. Produces textiles, furniture, milled grain, and chemicals.