Shelby County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Shelby County

Guide to Shelby County Iowa ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. 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

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Iowa County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Iowa County Boundary Maps" (1816-1872) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

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

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

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

Biographies

 * Shelby and Audubon Counties, Iowa Biographical Dictionary at Ancestry.com ($)

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 ($).

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Iowa

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

Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Iowa Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Web Sites

 * Shelby County, IA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Iowa Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Iowa Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * 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