Shelby County AL Genealogy

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Shelby Records by Type

Birth Records (5)
Cemetery Records (252)
Census Records (56)
Church Records (21)
City Directories (11)
Court Records (2)
Death Records (18)
Histories and Genealogies (9)
Immigration Records (1)
Land Records (14)
Map Records (14)
Marriage Records (41)
Military Records (14)
Miscellaneous Records (6)
Newspapers and Obituaries (59)
Probate Records (11)
School Records (44)
Tax Records (1)

Shelby County Records by City/Town

Alabaster Genealogy (56)
Calera Genealogy (64)
Chelsea Genealogy (48)
Columbiana Genealogy (84)
Dunnavant Genealogy (31)
Harpersville Genealogy (39)
Helena Genealogy (42)
Montevallo Genealogy (72)

Pelham Genealogy (41)
Shelby Genealogy (35)
Siluria Genealogy (31)
Sterrett Genealogy (40)
Vandiver Genealogy (31)
Vincent Genealogy (43)
Westover Genealogy (33)
Wilsonville Genealogy (38)

Overview of Shelby County Records

Shelby County was created in 1818 from Montgomery County.
Birth and death records for 1908 and later can be obtained from the Alabama Department of Public Health.
The Shelby County Probate Judge has marriage records starting in 1824, probate records starting in 1824, and land records starting in 1824.
Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.