Shelby County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Shelby County

Guide to Shelby County Iowa genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

History


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

Parent County
1851--Shelby County was created 15 January 1851 from Pottawattamie County. It was organized 7 March 1853. County seat: Harlan

Neighboring Counties
Audubon | Carroll | Cass | Crawford | Harrison | Pottawattamie

Cemeteries

 * Harlan Cemetery, Harlan BillionGraves

Lutheran

 * 1883-1925 - Minutes and Membership Records of the American Lutheran Church, Shelby County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Elk Horn


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Elk Horn, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Irwin


 * Records of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Irwin, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Newspapers
NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of digitized Iowa newspapers online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Shelby County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Shelby County, IAGenweb Project
 * Shelby County, Iowagravestones Photo Project
 * WPA Graves Registration Survey for Shelby County, IA
 * WPA Graves Registration Survey for Shelby County, IA