Shelby County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Shelby County

Guide to Shelby County, Missouri ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.



County Courthouse
Recorder Deeds has marriage and land records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records; Probate Court has probate records; Clerk Magistrate Court has court records

History
The county is named after Kentucky's First Governor Isaac Shelby (1750-1826).

Parent County
1835--Shelby County was created 2 January 1835 from Marion County. County seat: Shelbyville

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Missouri county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Missouri County Boundary Maps" (1804-1889) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Missouri counties see: Missouri Counties with Burned Courthouses

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog


 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties
Knox • Lewis • Macon • Marion • Monroe • Randolph

Local Histories

 * History of Monroe and Shelby counties, Missouri . . . : including a history of their townships, towns and villages together with a condensed history of Missouri . . . biographical sketches of prominent citizens. St. Louis, Missouri : National Historical Co., 1884.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Bingham, William H. General history of Shelby County, Missouri. Chicago, Illinois : H. Taylor & Co., 1911.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.


 * Map of Shelby County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Shelby County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.

Civil War

 * - 70th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union), Company H :- 70th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union), Company D :- 70th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union), Company B :- 70th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union), Company F :- 39th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union), Company G :- 11th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union), Company A :- 11th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union), Company H :- 2nd Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company A :- 2nd Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company B :- 2nd Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union), Company I :- 70th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union), Company E :- 70th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union), Company G :- 70th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union), Company I

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Moberly newspapers from the early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Shelby County communities.

Births

 * 1845-1867 - Shelby County Birth Index 1845-1867. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1883-1887 - Shelby County Birth Index, Volume A, 1883-1887. Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1835-1895 - Shelby County Marriage Index 1835-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1883-1887 - Shelby County Death Index 1883-1887. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries
Shelby County Historical Society 107 South Center Shelbina, MO Phone: (573) 588 - 0245 Website: http://shelby.mogenweb.org/
 * List of Missouri Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies