Shelby County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Shelby County

County Courthouse
Shelby County Courthouse 112 N. Main St. Columbiana, AL 35051 Phone: (205) 669-3760

Probate Judge has marriage probate and land records from 1824

History


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

Parent County
1818--Shelby County was created 7 February 1818 from Montgomery County. County seat: Columbiana

Neighboring Counties

 * Bibb
 * Chilton
 * Coosa
 * Jefferson
 * Saint Clair
 * Talladega

Biography

 * Shelby County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project - free.

Cemeteries
BillionGraves: Google map, photos of headstones, searchable databases.


 * Cedar Grove Cemetery, Alabaster
 * Elliotsville Cemetery, Alabaster
 * Maylene Cemetery, Alabaster
 * Still Memorial (Elliotsville) Cemetery, Alabaster

Additional Shelby County cemeteries are included in Alabama Cemetery Records at FamilySearch Books Online - free.

Land and Property
To place a grant or deed on a map within context of see:


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Shelby County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2007. This is a definitive work and can be used as an index to land grants. Digital version at HistoryGeo.com ($). Website includes free surname index..

Probate Records

 * 1818-1841 Index to Will Book B at USGenWeb.org
 * 1841-1846 Index to Will Book D at USGenWeb.org
 * 1846-1851 Index to Will Book E at USGenWeb.org
 * 1856-1867 Index to Will Book H at USGenWeb.org
 * 1849-1854 Index to Will Book K at USGenWeb.org
 * 1896-1925 Index to Will book I at USGenWeb.org
 * 1871-1899 Index to Record of Estates and Incorporations Book A at USGenWeb.org
 * 1818-1915 Probate Estate Files Index at USGenWeb.org

Taxation

 * 1865-1866 - U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Shelby County is in District 2.

Birth

 * 1881-1930 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Marriage

 * 1816-1957 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Incomplete.


 * 1890-1898 - Hageness, MariLee Beatty. Marriages 1890-1898 Shelby County, Alabama. Anniston, Ala.: MLH Research, 2000. Digital version at - free.


 * 1900-1905 - Thompson, Don and Mary Thompson. Marriage Records of Shelby County Alabama 1900-1905. Columbiana, Ala.: Shelby County Historical Society, Inc., n.d. Digital version at - free.

Death

 * 1881-1952 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection


 * 1908-1974 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Family History Center

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Columbiana Alabama Family History Center
 * 190 Egg and Butter Rd Columbiana, Shelby, Alabama


 * Phone: 205-669-0250 Hours: T, Th, Sat, 10am-2pm; W 6pm-8pm ::Closures: First Saturday in April and Oct; last two weeks in Dec

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * USGenWeb Archives Project ~ contains record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
 * Shelby County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Shelby County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Shelby County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)