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Iowa Shelby County
| Shelby County, Iowa | |
| Map | |
 Location of Iowa in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | January 15, 1851 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Harlan |
| Courthouse | |
Contents |
County Courthouse
History
The county is named after Kentucky's First Governor Isaac Shelby (1750-1826).[1]
Parent County
1851--Shelby County was created 15 January 1851 from Pottawattamie County. It was organized 7 March 1853.
County seat: Harlan [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Audubon | Carroll | Cass | Crawford | Harrison | Pottawattamie
Resources
Cemeteries
- Harlan Cemetery, Harlan BillionGraves
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Newspapers
NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of digitized Iowa newspapers online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
References
- ↑ "List of Counties in Tennessee," Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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