Shelby County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio  Shelby County

History


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

Parent County
1819--Shelby County was created 7 January 1819 from Miami County. County seat: Sidney

Neighboring Counties

 * Auglaize
 * Champaign
 * Darke
 * Logan
 * Miami

Genealogy
Miami Valley Genealogy Index is an Index to more than a half million pointers to records all over Miami Valley including Shelby County.

Vital Records
Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch – Pilot. Records include such information as birth date of deceased, city, county, and state of death, name of spouse if married, names of parents, maiden name of mother, name of informant, if deceased was single, married, windowed or divorced, occupation of deceased.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.