Shelby County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Shelby County

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed 31 December 1821 from unorganized territory.
 * County Seat:  Shelbyville
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Hancock (north)·Rush (east)·Decatur (southeast)·Bartholomew (south)·Johnson (west)·Marion (northwest)



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



Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Indiana County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Indiana County Boundary Maps" (1790-1873) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

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

Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Shelby County, Indiana

Census Records

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

Court Records

 * Shelby County, Indiana, Courthouse

Directories

 * Early Settlers of Shelby County ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Directory of Businesses in Shelby County, Indiana (1868) ($, 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

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Maps and Gazetteers -Linkpendium
 * Maps of Townships and Neighboring Counties

Military Records

 * List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Shelby County, Indiana (Source: Internet Archive)

War of 1812

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, Reorganized Company D
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company H
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized 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, Reorganized 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" Chapter 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 Bookother librariesINTERNET 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 librariesFamily History Archives


 * 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)

Newspapers

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

School Records

 * Directory of Teachers of Shelby County (1936) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Repositories
See also a List of Indiana Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

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 record. County Auditor has land records.

Family History Centers

 * Columbus Indiana Family History Center

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the Family History Center directory.

Vital Records

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

Marriage Records

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


 * Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992-https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1674830 FamilySearch]


 * Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959-FamilySearch

Death Records

 * Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920-FamilySearch

Shelby County, Indiana Web Sites

 * Shelby County, IN History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * 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)