Shelby County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Shelby County

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.

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)

School Records

 * Directory of Teachers of Shelby County (1936) ($, 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)