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Guide to Shelby County Indiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Shelby County, Indiana | |||||||
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 Location of Indiana in the U.S. | |||||||
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| Founded | December 31, 1821 | ||||||
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| County Seat | Shelbyville | ||||||
| Courthouse | |||||||
| Address | Shelby County Courthouse 407 S Harrison Street PO Box 198 Shelbyville, IN 46176-2161 Phone: 317.392.6320 County Website | ||||||
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Historical Facts
The county is named after Kentucky's First Governor Isaac Shelby (1750-1826).[1]
Populated Places
Boundary Changes
Neighboring Counties
Parent County
1821--Shelby County was created 31 December 1821from unorganized territory.
County seat: Shelbyville [2]
Record Loss
Shelby County, Indiana Resources
Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Shelby County, Indiana
Census Records
For tips on accessing Shelby County, Indiana census records online, see: Indiana Census.
- Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Shelby County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Church Records
Court Records
- Shelby County, Indiana, Courthouse
Directories
- Directory of Businesses in Shelby County, Indiana (1868) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic and religious Groups
Gazetteers
Genealogies
History
Local Histories
- Shelby County, Indiana Historical Articles
- History of Shelby County - Linkpendium
- History of Shelby County, Indiana: from the earliest time to the present, with biographical sketches, notes, etc., together with a short history of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana. (1974. Tucson, Arizona: Americana Unlimited.) 977.259 H2h copy 2 FHL US/CAN BookFHL Collection other libraries INTERNET ARCHIVE
- Chadwick, Edward H. Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. 1908. (Indiana. Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, 1977), 977.259 H2c FHL US/CAN BookFHL Collection other libraries Family History Archives
Land and Property
Maps
- Family Maps of Shelby County, Indiana (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
- Maps and Gazetteers -Linkpendium
- Maps of Townships and Neighboring Counties
Migration
Military Records
- List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Shelby County, Indiana (Source: Internet Archive)
War of 1812
Civil War
Civil War service men from Shelby County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Shelby County.
- 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Companies L, and M
- 2nd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
- 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
- 7th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
- 8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies L, and M
- 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company D
- 9th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company H
- 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company I
- 13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
- 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and H
- 18th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
- 20th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
- 30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company E
- 33rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
- 51st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F, and I
- 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
- 70th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and F
- 76th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (30 days, 1862), Company F
- 79th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
- 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
- 132nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864) Company E
- 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and F
- 148th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, D, and G
- 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
Civil War Books
- "Military History" Chapter 5 in History of Shelby County, Indiana: from the earliest time to the present, with biographical sketches, notes, etc., together with a short history of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana. (1974. Tucson, Arizona: Americana Unlimited.)(page 320-357 Company, Regiment, Name's),977.259 H2h copy 2 FHL US/CAN BookFHL Collectionother libraries INTERNET ARCHIVE
- "Military History" Chapter 10 in Chadwick, Edward H. Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. 1908. (Indiana. Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, 1977), (page 98-122, Company, Regiment; Civil War Roll of Honor, page 112-118), 977.259 H2c FHL US/CAN BookFHL Collection other librariesFamily History Archives
- World War I (The Great War), 1914-1918
- Men and Women who Died in the Service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War 1914-1918 (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
- World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Shelby County ( Ancestry. com) ($)
- World War II, 1941-1945
- Shelby County, Indiana World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps (Source: AccessGenealogy)
Naturalization and Citizenship
Newspapers
- Newspaper Articles about Shelby County, Indiana, Residents
- Selected Extracts from Newspapers in Shelby County, Indiana (1866-1886) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Obituaries
Occupations
Periodicals
Probate Records
Public Records
Repositories
Archives
County Courthouse
Shelby County Courthouse
407 S Harrison Street
PO Box 198
Shelbyville, IN 46176-2161
Phone: 317.392.6320
County Health Department had birth, death and burial records.
County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court record.
County Auditor has land records. [3]
Family History Centers
Libraries
Museums
Societies
School Records
- Directory of Teachers of Shelby County (1936) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Taxation
Vital Records
- Indiana State Digital Archives for Death, E-Publication, Institution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)
Birth Records
Marriage Records
- Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 -Ancestry.con $
- Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992-https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1674830 FamilySearch]
- Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959-FamilySearch
Death Records
- Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920-FamilySearch
Voting Registration
Shelby County, Indiana Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Shelby County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ "List of Counties in Tennessee," Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Shelby County, Indiana 216 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
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