Indiana State Library: 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
ISLG 977.201 S544h

Marriage Records, 1854-1855
ISLG 977.201 S544ma
Marriage Records, 1856
ISLG 977.201 S544mab

Marriage Records, 1899-1893
ISLG 977.201 S544hot
Marriage Records, 1916-1931
ISLG 977.201 S544hma
Marriage Records, 1931-1947
ISLG 977.201 S544hd
Marriage Returns, 1883-1889
ISLG 977.201 S544hos
Marriage Returns, 1895-1898
ISLG 977.201 S544hou
Marriages, 1827-1850
ISLG 977.201 S544fo
Marriages, 1827-1853
ISLG 977.201 S544csm

Marriages, 1852
ISLG 977.201 S544she
Marriages, 1853
ISLG 977.201 S544m

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