Shelby County OHGenWeb
History & Genealogy

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Shelby county is available for adoption. If you would like to become the coordinator for this county, please contact the State Coordinator.

Please Note:

This site is being moved and reworked. It will take time for all the resources to be placed back online. Thank you for your understanding.

We hope to be able to add more resources to the pages of Belmont County soon, so check back often. I don't live in Shelby County, I can't do lookups, but I will add what I have as time permits.

I hope to be able to add more resources to the pages of Shelby County soon, so check back often. I don't live in Shelby County, I can't do lookups, but I will add what I have as time permits.

If you find anything wrong with any of the pages on this site please don't hesitate to let me know. If you have any new ideas of what you would like to see on this site you can also contact the State Coordinator.


Short About

The Shelby County, OHGenWeb is a proud part of the OHGenWeb and The USGenWeb Projects. You can Learn more About us. If Shelby County is not the County your looking for look at The OHGenWeb County Selection Page.


History

Shelby County was created in 1819 from Miami County. For many years it contained Minster, New Bremen, etc.; these were included in Auglaize County when it was created from Shelby and Allen counties.


County Facts

Created: April 1, 1819,
Parent County: Miami
Named for: Isaac Shelby
County Seat: Sidney, Ohio

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