Shelby County, Indiana Genealogy

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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 records; County Auditor has land records

History


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

Parent County
1821--Shelby County was created 31 December 1821 from unorganized territory. County seat: Shelbyville

Neighboring Counties

 * Bartholomew
 * Decatur
 * Hancock
 * Johnson
 * Marion
 * Rush

Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Shelby County, Indiana

Census

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Shelby County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Court

 * Shelby County, Indiana, Courthouse

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Shelby County, Indiana (1868) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

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 Book 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 Book    other libraries    Family History Archives

Maps

 * Maps and Gazetteers -Linkpendium
 * Maps of Townships and Neighboring Counties

Military

 * List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Shelby County, Indiana (Source: Internet Archive)
 * World War I (The Great War), 1914-1918


 * 1) 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)
 * 2) World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Shelby County ( Ancestry. com) ($)


 * World War II, 1941-1945


 * 1) Shelby County, Indiana World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps (Source: AccessGenealogy)

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, Reoganized Company D
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company H
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reoganized 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, Reoganized 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" Chaper 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 Book other 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 Book    other libraries    Family History Archives

Newspapers

 * Newspaper Articles about Shelby County, Indiana, Residents
 * Selected Extracts from Newspapers in Shelby County, Indiana (1866-1886) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Vital Records

 * Indiana State Digital Achivesfor Death, E-Publication, Instiution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)


 * Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.con$


 * Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 - FamilySearch


 * Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959 - FamilySearch


 * Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

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.
 * Shelby County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Shelby County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)