Shelby Genealogy (in Shelby County, IA)
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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Shelby are also found through the Shelby County and Iowa pages.
Shelby Birth Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry 
Iowa, Birth Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Shelby Cemetery Records
Iowa Cemetery Records Ancestry
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa Graves WPA Survey US Gen Web
Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Ancestry
Record of interments, 1873-1979 ; Association minutes, 1874-1924 FamilySearch Library
Shelby Census Records
1854 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1856 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1860 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1885 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1895 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1905 Iowa State Census MyHeritage
1905 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1915 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1925 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
Federal Census of 1940, Shelby, Iowa LDS Genealogy
Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Ancestry
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
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry
Church records, 1880-1925 (First Presbyterian Church (Shelby, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library
Peace church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry
Shelby Death Records
1900-1939 Iowa Death Index MyHeritage
1920-1940 Iowa Death Records Ancestry
Death records, 1880-1935; index, 1880-1897 FamilySearch Library
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa, Death Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Shelby Histories and Genealogies
A history of the Shelby, Iowa community from early times until its centennial year of 1970 FamilySearch Library
Shelby Immigration Records
Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937 Ancestry
Naturalization records, 1871-1930 FamilySearch Library
Shelby Land Records
Land deeds, 1854-1936; index, 1854-1905 FamilySearch Library
Shelby Cemetery, Shelby, Iowa FamilySearch Library
Shelby Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Shelby, Shelby County, Iowa, 1935 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Shelby, Shelby County, Iowa, December 1918 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Shelby, Shelby County, Iowa, July 1935 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Shelby, Shelby County, Iowa, June 1899 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Shelby, Shelby County, Iowa, June 1909 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Shelby, Shelby County, Iowa, November 1883 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Shelby, Shelby County, Iowa, September 1893 Library of Congress
Shelby Marriage Records
1880-1940 Iowa Marriage Records Ancestry
Iowa Marriages 1809-1992 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Iowa, Marriages, 1836-1926 MyHeritage
Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992 Ancestry
Marriage records, 1880-1926 FamilySearch Library
Shelby County Iowa marriages 1853-1880 FamilySearch Library
Shelby Newspapers and Obituaries
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. Shelby News. (Shelby, Shelby County, Iowa) 1877-1964 |
Shelby Probate Records
Shelby School Records
Shelby High School yearbook, 1964, 1966, 1968 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Shelby Tennant Community School yearbook, 1986 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Shelby-Tennant Community High School yearbook, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987 Classmates
Shelby-Tennant Community School yearbooks, 1967, 1969 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
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