Shelby County TX Genealogy

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Shelby County Records by City/Town

Center Genealogy (73)
Huxley Genealogy (24)
Joaquin Genealogy (32)
Patroon Genealogy (23)


Shelbyville Genealogy (37)
Tenaha Genealogy (41)
Timpson Genealogy (54)

Overview of Shelby County Records

  • Shelby County was created in 1836 from Old Mexican Municipality.
  • Copies of birth and death certificates after 1903 can be obtained from the Texas Department of State Health Services.
  • The Shelby County Clerk has birth, marriage, probate, court, and land records beginning in 1882, death records starting in 1903, and burial records starting in 1903.
  • The Shelby County District Clerk has divorce records.
  • Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.