Shelby County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois  Shelby County

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

Parent County

 * 1827--Shelby County was created 23 January 1827 from Fayette County. County seat: Shelbyville

Record Loss
November 17, 1894 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Christian
 * Coles
 * Cumberland
 * Effingham
 * Fayette
 * Macon
 * Montgomery
 * Moultrie

African American
The following have information concerning African American research.


 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records
 * Illinois State Archives pamphlet on African American Research describes what records are at the State Archives with an online method for ordering records.
 * African-American Resources for Illinois

Cemeteries
Illinois cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.


 * Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.  May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.


 * Find A Grave also gives a list of cemeteries in Shelby County and links to the information for the individuals buried there.


 * Shelby Co. IL USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.


 * Illinois Cemeteries by county.


 * The Family History Library Catalog lists . Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of Shelby County cemeteries gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.

1840 Pensioners

 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. Washington, D.C., 1841. ; ; digital version at Google Books. [See Illinois, Shelby County on page 188.]

Military

 * 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 or regiments that were formed from men of Shelby County.
 * - 35th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company.
 * - 41st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company H.
 * - 53rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company G.
 * - 54th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies F and H.

Web Sites

 * Shelby County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)
 * Shelby County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)