Shelby County IA Genealogy
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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Shelby Records by TypeBirth Records (6)Cemetery Records (89) Census Records (49) Church Records (16) Death Records (9) Histories and Genealogies (13) Immigration Records (3) Land Records (11) Map Records (22) Marriage Records (10) Military Records (6) Minority Records (2) Miscellaneous Records (2) Newspapers and Obituaries (29) Probate Records (2) School Records (17) Tax Records (1) 
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Overview of Shelby County Records
- Shelby County was created in 1851 from Pottawattamie County.
- Birth, marriage, and death records for 1880 and later can be obtained from the Iowa Department of Public Health.
- The Shelby County Clerk Court has probate records starting in 1869, divorce records, clerk records starting in 1869, and naturalization records starting in 1854.
- The Shelby County Recorder has birth and death records starting in 1880, marriage records starting in 1853, land records starting in 1854, and military records starting in 1919.
- Online indexes and images for many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.