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History
Shelby County was created in 1819 from Miami County, and was named for General Isaac Shelby, Revolutionary War hero and first Governor of Kentucky. The village of Hardin was named the county seat, and an old blockhouse served as the site for conducting official county business. Several sessions of court were held there, but the county seat was removed to Sidney following the December 13, 1819 session, and remains there today. 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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