Shelby Genealogy (in Polk County, NE)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Shelby are also found through the Polk County and Nebraska pages.


Shelby Birth Records

1912-1994 Nebraska Birth Index, 1904-1911 Birth Ledgers Ancestry online

Nebraska, Birth Records, 1904-present Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Shelby Cemetery Records

Graceland Cemetery Billion Graves online

Graceland Cemetery Find a Grave online

Sacred Heart Cemetery Find a Grave online

Union Cemetery Find a Grave online

Wesley Chapel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Wesley Chapel Cemetery Billion Graves online

Shelby Census Records

Nebraska, State Census, 1885 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Shelby Death Records

1904-1968 Nebraska Index to Deaths Ancestry online

Nebraska, Death Records, 1904-present Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Shelby Histories and Genealogies

Shelby Centennial 1879-1979 Polk County Historical Society online

The Last 25 Years 1979-2004 Polk County Historical Society online

Shelby Immigration Records

1890-1957 Nebraska Federal Naturalization Records Ancestry online

Shelby Marriage Records

1855-1908 Nebraska Marriage Records Ancestry online

1909-1955 Nebraska Index to Marriages Ancestry online

Marriage records, 1871-1951 ; index, 1871-1997 FamilySearch Library

Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1909-present Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Shelby Newspapers and Obituaries

Shelby Sun 1901-1904 Newspapers.com online

Shelby Sun 1901-1993 Polk County Historical Society online

Shelby Sun 1905-1965 Newspapers.com online

Shelby Sun and Nebraska Blizzard 1904-1904 Newspapers.com online

Shelby Sunᅠ(1892-1977) Newspaper Archive online

Sun 1892-1900 Polk County Historical Society online

Sun 1892-1900 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Shelby

According 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 Sun [Microform]. (Shelby, Neb.) 1901-1904

Shelby Sun [Microform]. (Shelby, Neb.) 1904-1993

Sun [Microform]. (Shelby, Neb.) 1890-1901

Shelby Probate Records

1806-1989 Nebraska Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Shelby School Records

Shelby High School yearbook, 1939, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Shelby High School yearbook, 1939, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Classmates online

Shelby High School yearbook, 1939, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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