Shelby Genealogy (in Cleveland County, NC)
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Shelby Birth Records
North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 Ancestry 
North Carolina, Birth Records, 1913-present North Carolina Vital Records Office
Shelby Cemetery Records
Abner A Camp Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Ascension Lutheran Church Columbarium Find a Grave
B. C. Hamrick Cemetery Find a Grave
Beaver Dam Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Beaver Dam Baptist Church Find a Grave
Bostic-Wright Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Brooks Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Buffalo Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Buffalo Baptist Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Cameron Street Hamrick Home Place Find a Grave
Central United Methodist Church Find a Grave
Christopher Hullender Cemetery Find a Grave
Christopher Hullender Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Cleveland Memorial Park Find a Grave
Cleveland Memorial Park Billion Graves
Community Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Cook Memorial Gardens Find a Grave
Cook Memorial Gardens/Faith Baptist Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Double Shoals Cemetery Find a Grave
Double Springs Baptist Cemetery Find a Grave
Double Springs Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
East Side Cemetery Find a Grave
East Side Cemetery (African-American) US Gen Web Archives
Elizabeth Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Elizabeth Baptist Cemetery Find a Grave
Eskridge Grove Baptist Cemetery (Shelby) Find a Grave
Fellowship Independent Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Fender Cemetery Find a Grave
Friendly Chapel Baptist Cemetery Find a Grave
Full Gospel of Jesus Christ Church Cemetery Find a Grave
George Hendrick Cemetery Find a Grave
Gold Mine Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Golden Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Grigg Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Grover Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Hardin Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Hardin Cemetery Find a Grave
Hoey Memorial Methodist Cemetery Find a Grave
Hoey Memorial United Methodist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
House of Prayer Cemetery Find a Grave
Howell-Spurlin Cemetery Find a Grave
James Lucas & John Gladden Cemetery Find a Grave
Jenkins Cemetery Find a Grave
Jessie Hardin Graveyard Find a Grave
Lawndale First Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Maple Springs Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Martin Gardner Cemetery Find a Grave
Mary Polly Newton Hendrick Cemetery Find a Grave
McBrayer Cemetery Find a Grave
McBrayer Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
McSwain Cemetery Find a Grave
McSwain Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Mount Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Mulls Memorial Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Mulls Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
New Camp Creek Baptist Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
New Hope Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
New Prospect Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
New Prospect Cemetery Billion Graves
North Lafayette Baptist Cemetery Find a Grave
Our hallowed ground : Double Shoals Baptist Church a cornerstone of faith, org. July 2, 1899, cemetery listing FamilySearch Library
Patterson Springs Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Pine Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Pine Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Pleasant Hill Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Price Hamrick Cemetery Find a Grave
Ramseur Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Rehobeth Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Richard Eskridge Cemetery Find a Grave
Roberts Borders Quinn Cemetery Find a Grave
Ross Grove Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Ross Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Ruppe Family Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Sharon United Methodist Church Cemetery Cemetery Census
Shelby Presbyterian Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Shelby Presbyterian Church Columbarium Find a Grave
Shoal Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
St. Paul's Methodist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Sulphur Springs United Methodist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Sunset Cemetery Find a Grave
Sunset Cemetery Cemetery Census
Sunset Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Sunset Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Sunset Cemetery Billion Graves
Sunset Cemetery : Shelby, Cleveland County, N.C., recorded in 1998 FamilySearch Library
Sunset Cemetery, Shelby, Cleveland County, NC : recorded in 1998 WorldCat
Unity Independent Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Wallace Grove Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Walls Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Webb Memorial Lawns Find a Grave
Weber/Webber Cemetery Find a Grave
Wellmon Cemetery Find a Grave
Wellmon-Zion Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Wilson Cemetery - Shelby US Gen Web Archives
Wilson Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Wilson Family Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Wilson-Forbis Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Zion Baptist Cemetery Find a Grave
Zion Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Zoar Baptist Cemetery - Shelby US Gen Web Archives
Zoar Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Shelby Census Records
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Shelby Church Records
Beaver Dam Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records (microform) 1850-1950 Archive Grid
Beaver Dam Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, 1850-1950 Digital Public Library of America
Bethel Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records (microform) 1940-1963 Archive Grid
Bethel Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, 1940-1963 Digital Public Library of America
Calvary Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records (microform) 1935-1963 Archive Grid
Calvary Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, 1935-1963 Digital Public Library of America
Church histories and minutes, 1848-1963 (Mt. Sinai Baptist Church (Shelby, North Carolina)) FamilySearch Library
Church history, 1874-1963 (Zoar Baptist Church (Shelby, North Carolina)) FamilySearch Library
Church records, 1817-1961 (Zion Baptist Church (Shelby, North Carolina)) FamilySearch Library
Church records, 1854-1963 (Double Springs Baptist Church (Shelby, North Carolina)) FamilySearch Library
Church records, 1871-1954 (First Baptist Church (Shelby, North Carolina)) FamilySearch Library
Church records, 1881-1963 (Ross Grove Baptist Church (Shelby, North Carolina)) FamilySearch Library
Church records, 1898-1963 (Poplar Springs Baptist Church (Shelby, North Carolina)) FamilySearch Library
Churchill Drive Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records (microform) 1950-1963 Archive Grid
Churchill Drive Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, 1950-1963 Digital Public Library of America
Double Shoals Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records (microform) 1899-1995 Archive Grid
Double Shoals Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, 1899-1995 Digital Public Library of America
Double Springs Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records (microform) 1844-1963 Archive Grid
Double Springs Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, 1844-1963 Digital Public Library of America
Dover Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records (microform) 1934-1997 Archive Grid
Dover Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, 1934-1997 Digital Public Library of America
Elizabeth Baptist Church, (Shelby, N.C.) records (microform) 1955-1961 Archive Grid
Elizabeth Baptist Church, (Shelby, N.C.) records, 1955-1961 Digital Public Library of America
Fallston Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, 1902-1956 Digital Public Library of America
Flint Hill Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records (microform) 1909-1977 Archive Grid
Flint Hill Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, 1909-1977 Digital Public Library of America
Historical sketch, 1850-1950 (Beaver Dam Baptist Church (Shelby, North Carolina)) FamilySearch Library
Mount Sinai Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records (microform) 1885-1996 Archive Grid
Mount Sinai Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, 1885-1996 Digital Public Library of America
Mulls Memorial Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records 1939-1963 Archive Grid
Mulls Memorial Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, 1939-1963 Digital Public Library of America
Peach Street Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records (microform) 1954-1962 Archive Grid
Peach Street Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, 1954-1962 Digital Public Library of America
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, 1962 Digital Public Library of America
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records (microform) 1906-1963 Archive Grid
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, 1906-1963 Digital Public Library of America
Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records (microform) 1915-1978 Archive Grid
Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, 1915-1978 Digital Public Library of America
Polkville Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records (microform) 1950-1960 Archive Grid
Polkville Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, 1950-1960 Digital Public Library of America
Poplar Springs Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records (microform) 1898-1978 Archive Grid
Poplar Springs Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, 1898-1978 Digital Public Library of America
Putnam Memorial Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records (microform) 1949-1963 Archive Grid
Putnam Memorial Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, 1949-1963 Digital Public Library of America
Records (microform) 1850-1950, Beaver Dam Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.). Archive Grid
Ross Grove Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records (microform) 1881-1963 Archive Grid
Ross Grove Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, 1881-1963 Digital Public Library of America
Sandy Plains Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records (microform) 1854-1963 Archive Grid
Sandy Plains Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, 1854-1963 Digital Public Library of America
Shelby First Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) Record, 1871-1954 Digital Public Library of America
Shelby First Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records (microform) 1871-1954 Archive Grid
Shelby Second Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records (microform) 1943-1962 Archive Grid
Shelby Second Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, 1943-1962 Digital Public Library of America
Westview Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, 1961-1963 Digital Public Library of America
Zion Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records (microform) 1817-1961 Archive Grid
Zion Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, 1817-1961 Digital Public Library of America
Zoar Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records (microform) 1874-1963 Archive Grid
Zoar Baptist Church (Shelby, N.C.) records, 1874-1963 Digital Public Library of America
Shelby City Directories
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1937-1958, 1961-1964] Digital NC
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1937/1938] LDS Genealogy
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1937/1938] Internet Archive
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1939/1940] LDS Genealogy
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1939/1940] Internet Archive
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1941/1942] LDS Genealogy
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1941/1942] Internet Archive
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1943/1944] LDS Genealogy
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1943/1944] Internet Archive
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1945/1946] LDS Genealogy
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1945/1946] Internet Archive
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1947/1948] LDS Genealogy
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1947/1948] Internet Archive
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1949-1950] LDS Genealogy
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1949-1950] Internet Archive
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1951-1952] LDS Genealogy
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1951-1952] Internet Archive
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1953-1954] LDS Genealogy
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1953-1954] Internet Archive
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1955-1956] LDS Genealogy
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1955-1956] Internet Archive
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1957-1958] LDS Genealogy
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1957-1958] Internet Archive
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1961-1962] LDS Genealogy
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1961-1962] Internet Archive
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1963-1964] LDS Genealogy
Miller's Shelby, N.C., City Directory [1963-1964] Internet Archive
Miller's Shelby, North Carolina city directory : containing an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens...and a complete classified business directory FamilySearch Library
Shelby City Directory 1945 MyHeritage
Shelby City Directory 1947 MyHeritage
Shelby City Directory 1959 MyHeritage
Shelby, North Carolina, City Directory, 1937 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Shelby, North Carolina, City Directory, 1945 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Shelby, North Carolina, City Directory, 1947 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Shelby, North Carolina, City Directory, 1949 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Shelby, North Carolina, City Directory, 1951 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Shelby, North Carolina, City Directory, 1953 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Shelby, North Carolina, City Directory, 1959 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Telephone Directory Kings Mountain, N. C., Grover, Shelby, Bessemer City [1959] Digital NC
Shelby Death Records
1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates Ancestry
North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004 Ancestry
North Carolina, Death Records, 1930-present North Carolina Vital Records Office
North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930 MyHeritage
North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994 MyHeritage
Shelby Histories and Genealogies
History of First Baptist Church of Shelby, North Carolina FamilySearch Library
Shelby Land Records
1693-1960 North Carolina Land Grant Files Ancestry
Record of deeds, index to deeds and leases, 1841-1944 FamilySearch Library
Shelby Map Records
1850 map of Shelby, North Carolina FamilySearch Library
Map of town of Shelby, North Carolina, 1850 FamilySearch Library
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 1900 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 1905 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 1909 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 1916 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 1921 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, February 1896 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, July 1885 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, July 1890 Library of Congress
Shelby Marriage Records
1741-2011 North Carolina, Marriage Records Ancestry
Marriage licenses, 1882-1906; marriage register, 1870-1938 FamilySearch Library
Shelby Newspapers and Obituaries
Aurora-Highlander 1917-1917 Newspapers.com
Cleveland Star 1902-1923 Newspapers.com
Highlander 1912-1920 Newspapers.com
Highlander and Shelby News 1921-1921 Newspapers.com
Mountain Eagle 1861-1861 Newspapers.com
New Era 1887-1889 Newspapers.com
Shelby Aurora 1875-1906 Newspapers.com
Shelby Banner 1872-1876 Newspapers.com
Shelby Daily Star (1923-1932) Digital NC
Shelby Review 1892-1892 Newspapers.com
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Offline Newspapers for ShelbyAccording to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers. Aurora-Highlander. (Shelby, N.C.) 1910s-1917 Cleveland Star. (Shelby, N.C.) 1890s-1936 Cleveland Times. (Shelby, N.C.) 1941-Current Highlander and Shelby Aurora. (Shelby, N.C.) 1917-1910s Highlander. (Shelby, N.C.) 1910-1910s Highlander. (Shelby, N.C.) 1910s-1920 New Era. (Shelby, N.C.) 1880s-1889 Shelby Aurora. (Shelby, N.C.) 1875-1911 Shelby Banner. (Shelby, N.C.) 1870s-1870s Shelby Daily Star. (Shelby, N.C.) 1936-1984 Shelby News. (Shelby, N.C.) 1916-1920 Shelby Review. (Shelby, N.C.) 1890s-1890s |
Shelby Probate Records
1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records Ancestry
Cleveland County, North Carolina, will abstracts, 1841-1910 FamilySearch Library
Shelby School Records
Cleveland Community College, The Bridge [1969-1991] Digital NC
Cleveland High School (Shelby, N.C.) The Cleveland High Tiger [1940, 1949] Digital NC
Cleveland High School yearbook, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1959 Classmates
Cleveland High School yearbook, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1959 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Cleveland High School yearbook, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1959 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Crest High School - Crestonian Yearbook (Shelby, NC), 1973, 1979 E Yearbook
Shelby Tax Records
Tax records (Cleveland County, North Carolina), 1823-1896 FamilySearch Library
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