Shelby County

Shelby County was created in 1822 from unorganized territory.  It is located in central Indiana.  The county seat is Shelbyville.

Selected Holdings at the Indiana State Library

The following list is not complete.  Further resources may be found by searching the Indiana State Library online catalog.

Print Materials from the Genealogy Division

Court Records

Court Records, 1822-1862
ISLG 977.201 S544hoL

Court Records, 1862-1876
ISLG 977.201 S544hom

Immigration

Naturalization Records, 1822-1908
ISLG 977.201 S544hn

Land Records

Early Landowners
ISLG 977.201 S544ho 1980

Marriage Records

Early Marriage Returns, 1822-1839
ISLG 977.201 S544r

Marriage Records, 1822-1856
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Marriage Records, 1854-1855
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Marriage Records, 1856
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Marriage Records, 1899-1893
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Marriage Records, 1916-1931
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Marriage Records, 1931-1947
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Marriage Returns, 1883-1889
ISLG 977.201 S544hos

Marriage Returns, 1895-1898
ISLG 977.201 S544hou

Marriages, 1827-1850
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Marriages, 1827-1853
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Marriages, 1852
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Marriages, 1853
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Supplemental Marriage Records, 1889-1893
ISLG 977.201 S544ri

WPA Index to Marriage Records, 1856-1920
ISLG 977.201 S544u v. 4-6

Vital Records

Births and Deaths, 1870-1878
ISLG 977.201 S544hb

Births and Deaths, 1878-1882
ISLG 977.201 S544hc

Health Department Death Data by Families
ISLG 977.201 S544se v. 1-3, index

WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 S544u v. 1-2

WPA Index to Death Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 S544u v. 3

Wills and Probates

Will Records, 1822-1906
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Other Library Materials

• County Records on Microfilm
• Newspapers on Microfilm
• County Histories
• City Directories
• County Maps

Online Resources

Marriage Records

• Index of Marriage Records
• Marriages, 1822-1830

Military

• Military Index

Vital Records

• Deaths, 1882-1920

Locating Original Records

• Shelby County Clerk of Court: marriage, divorce, and court records
• Shelby County Health Department: birth and death records

For Further Research

• Shelbyville-Shelby County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Room

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