Shelby County, Ohio:
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Projects

• Shelby County OHGenWeb History & Genealogy      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Shelby County, Ohio History & Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Shelby County, Ohio History & Genealogy      (Source: U.S. Genealogy Express)

Adjacent counties

• Auglaize County, OH  to the north
• Champaign County, OH  to the southeast
• Darke County, OH  to the west
• Logan County, OH  to the east
• Miami County, OH  to the south

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• History of Shelby County, Ohio  with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers (1883)     (Source: Internet Archive)
• History of Shelby County, Ohio, and representative citizens  1913     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Portrait And Biographical Record of Auglaize, Logan And Shelby Counties, Ohio      (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• Shelby Co, Ohio, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Shelby County Biographical Index      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Shelby County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Shelby County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)

Cemeteries (10)

Census Records and Indexes (20)

Church Records

• U.S. Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970  includes Mount Jefferson and Sidney, Ohio     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Court of Common Pleas records, 1818-1857      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Shelby County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)
• Miscellaneous court records, 1820-1866      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Shelby County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Supreme Court minutes, 1820-1856; court record, vols. 1-2, 1823-1859      (Source: FamilySearch)

Directories

• Sidney City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Estate Records

• Gateway to the West, Volume II  includes Index to Estates and Guardianships, 1819-1850 and Wills and Estates in Deed Book A     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Ohio Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998  includes Shelby County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Ohio, Probate Records, 1789-1996      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Shelby County, Ohio Wills Records      (Source: SAMPUBCO)

History (42)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Ohio County Naturalization Records  1800-1977     (Source: FamilySearch)

Introduction and Guides

• County by County in Ohio Genealogy, 1992  Shelby County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Cyndi's List of Ohio locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Shelby County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Shelby County Ohio Info      (Source: Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust & Genealogy Fever)
• Shelby County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• Shelby County, Ohio Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy, Inc.)

Land Records

• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• Shelby County Deeds and Indexes      (Source: FamilySearch)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Shelby County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Logan, Shelby Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Library Directory for Shelby County, Ohio      (Source: libraries.org - A directory of libraries throughout the world)
• Local Goverment Records      (Source: Wright State Library Special Collections)
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Shelby County, Ohio     (Source: Find My Past)
• Shelby County Libraries      (Source: Ohio Public Library Information Network)
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)
• William A. Ross, Jr. Historical Center  Sidney, Ohio

Lookups

• Shelby County Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• OHSHELBY Shelby County genealogy

  • OHSHELBY Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (14)

Military Records and Histories

• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  Shelby County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Fort Loramie      (Source: Ohio History Central)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Shelby County, Ohio     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Shelby County Military      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Shelby County     (Source: FamilySearch)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Shelby County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Miscellaneous Data

• Classic Buildings of Shelby County      (Source: Society of Architectural Historians)
• Miami Valley Genealogical Index      (Source: Preble County District Library)
• Shelby County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Shelby County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Historical Sidney Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Shelby County Democrat      (Source: Ohio Memory)
• The Sidney Journal  Jan 6, 1871 - May 31, 1907     (Source: Google News Archive)
• Sidney Weekly Journal  May 27, 1861 - Dec 30, 1870     (Source: Google News Archive)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Fort Loramie Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Jackson Center Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Jackson Ctr Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Obituary search includes Sidney Daily News  Sidney, OH     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Obituary search includes The Sidney Daily News      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Russia Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• The Sidney Daily News 
• Sidney Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Sidney, Ohio Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Historical Postcards of Shelby County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Ohio Memory      (Source: Ohio Memory)
• Shelby County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Shelby County Courthouse 

School Records and Histories

• Anna School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Houston School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Jackson Center School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Sidney School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies

• The African American Genealogy Group  of the Miami Valley
• Shelby County Genealogical Society 
• Shelby County Genealogical Society      (Source: Facebook)
• Shelby County Historical Society 
• Shelby County Historical Society  Sidney, Ohio     (Source: Facebook)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (148)

Tax Lists

• Duplicate tax records of Shelby County 1820-1838      (Source: FamilySearch)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Shelby County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Iron and Early Steel Bridges of Shelby County, Ohio 
• Korn Field  Jackson Center, Ohio     (Source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields)
• National Aviation Heritage Area 
• Patents  Shelby County, Ohio     (Source: Google Patents)
• Shelby County  N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual, 1880     (Source: HathiTrust Digital Library)
• Shelby County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Shelby County, Ohio      (Source: Historic Bridges of Michigan and Elsewhere)

Vital Records (14)

Wiki

• Shelby County, Ohio Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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