Shelby County, Texas Genealogy

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History


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

This county was the scene of the Regulator-Moderator War, 1841-1844.

Parent County
1836--Shelby County was created 17 March 1836 from Old Mexican Municipality. County seat: Center

Neighboring Counties

 * DeSoto Parish, Louisiana
 * Nacogdoches
 * Panola
 * Rusk
 * Sabine
 * Sabine Parish, Louisiana
 * San Augustine

Cemeteries
Check out cemeteries at:http://www.countygenweb.com/TxShelby/

Maps
Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

1914 Map of Angelina, Gregg, Harrison, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith &amp; Trinity at www.rootsweb.com

Vital Records

 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.

Web Sites

 * TEXAS GenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.


 * Family History Library Catalog