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SHELBY COUNTY, Indiana
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*First created in 1821, from the Delaware New Purchase.
*County seat: Shelbyville.
Located in central Indiana.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Bengal, Blue Ridge, Boggstown, Brookfield, Camp Flat Rock, Candleglo Village, Clover Village, Crestmoor, Fairland, Fenns, Flat Rock, Fountaintown, Freeport, Geneva, Gwynneville, Green Meadows, Hildebrand Village, Knighthood Village, Lewis Creek, London, Marietta, Marion, Meiks, Meltzer, Middletown, Morristown, Mt. Auburn, Norristown, Pleasant View, Pleasure Valley, Prescott, Rays Crossing, Riley Village, St. Paul, Shelbyville, Smithland, Southeast Manor, Sugar Creek, Waldron, Walkerville, Willow Park and Wilson.

Select this LINK to see GENERAL Shelby County information and links.
Select from the TOWN list above to learn which township the community is located in, and view information and links specific to that area.
Select from the TOWNSHIPs Table below to view information and links specific to the township.
Please note:  Though the information on this web page is believed to be correct, the possibility of error remains.  Please notify the webmaster should an error be found.  

Surrounding Counties:
 NW = Marion County, IN    N = Hancock County, MI
W = Johnson County, IN    SHELBY COUNTY     E = Rush County, IN
                                     S = Bartholomew County, IN   SE = Decatur County, IN

 

·         Indiana State Library.    140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296

o    Online Databases

o    Indiana Cemetery Locator Database

o    Indiana Biography Index (published before 1990)

o    Indiana Biography Index (published since 1990)

o    Index of Indiana Marriages Through 1850.

o    Index of Indiana Marriages, 1993 through 2002

o    Newspaper Holdings: Holdings by county (in Indianapolis)

o    Images of Indiana: 92 Counties // from Adams to Whitley

o    Indiana Public Libraries

o    WWII Servicemen Database

o    Indiana Plat Books

o    Vital Information Exchange (VINE)

·         1880 Census Index, by familysearch.org

·         1820 Indiana Census Index, by Lori!

   52 West Washington Street - Shelbyville, IN 46176.

Before railroads, Michigan Road was the main transportation route, which helped establish Fountaintown, Freeport, Marion, and Morristown..."

     57 West Broadway -Shelbyville, IN 46176  Phone: (317) 398-7121.


Contacts to obtain many documents and cerified copies:

  • Shelby County Health Department (For Birth & Death Records from ca. 1882)

  1600 E. State Road, 44 # B - Shelbyville, IN 46176  Phone: (317) 392-6470.

  • Shelby County Circuit Court Clerks (For Marriage and Divorce Records)

    407 S. Harrison Street # 206 - Shelbyville, IN 46176 Phone: (317) 392-6360.

  • Shelby County Clerk

   407 S. Harrison Street # 200 - Shelbyville, IN 46176 Phone: (317) 392-6320.

  • Shelby County Recorder

  407 S. Harrison Street - Shelbyville, IN 46176  Phone: (317) 392-6370.

  • Shelby County Surveyor (For County Maps)

  1600 E. State Road 44,  # A - Shelbyville, IN 46176  Phone: (317) 392-6481.

Shelby County Communities

Addison Township communities include:  Crestmoor, Hildebrand Village, Meiks, Riley Village, Shelbyville (the county seat) and Walkerville.


Brandywine Township communities include:  Clover Village and Fairland.


Hanover Township communities include:  Freeport, Gwynneville and Morristown.


Hendricks Township communities include:  Bengal, Marietta and Smithland.


Jackson Township communities include:  Mt. Auburn.

Liberty Township communities include:  Blue Ridge, Meltzer, Middletown and Waldron.


Marion Township communities include:  Candleglo Village, Knighthood Village and Marion.


Moral Township communities include:  Brookfield, Green Meadows, London, Pleasant View, Southeast Manor and Sugar Creek.


Noble Township communities include:  Geneva.  The town of St. Paul, located primarily in Decatur County is at the Shelby and Decatur County line, with a portion extending into Noble Township, Shelby County.


Shelby Township communities include:  Fenns and Prescott.  Wilson is situated at the Washington and Shelby townships line.


Sugar Creek Township communities include:  Boggstown.

UnionTownship communities include:  Rays Crossing.


Van Buren Township communities include:  Fountaintown.


Washington Township communities include:  Camp Flat Rock, Flat Rock, Lewis Creek and Norristown.  Wilson is situated at the Washington and Shelby townships line.

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PROFESSIONAL HISTORICAL GENEALOGY RESEARCH
Ann McRoden Mensch, Professional Historical Genealogist

Researching on-site, and with the vast resources of the Allen County Public Library, holding one of the largest genealogical collections in North America.  Search the Library's online catalogue to see some of the printed resources available for a location or topic.

Printed resources for this page include:

  • Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer.  First Edition, Second Printing.  Yarmouth, Maine:  Delorme.  1998.
  • School and Library Atlas of the World.  Fred W. Foster, Ph.D. (Editor).  Sycamore, Illinois:  School and Library Publishing Company.  1982.

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