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Shelby County, Alabama

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Top Surnames

Alley, Bailey, Bircheat, Campbell and 11 others
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Profiles

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    Charity Campbell, [Creek] (1790 - 1867)
    Some trees have her born 1750 and daughter of Richard Cornell born 1710-1730 New York and his wife Phebe Doughty but...others have her born:in 1790 and died 1867, which would make her too old to have h...
  • Allen Thurman Ledbetter, Jr. (1928 - 1998)
  • Pvt. Stokley Donelson Massengale, (CSA) (1819 - 1899)
    Civil War Veteran - Stokley D Massengale fought in the Confederate Army during the Civil War and was a Private in Company "B" 12th Alabama Infantry Regiment. He enlisted November 01, 1863 in Montgome...
  • Miles Copeland, Jr. (CIA officer) (1916 - 1991)
    Axe Copeland, Jr. (July 16, 1916 – January 14, 1991) was an American musician, businessman, and CIA officer who was closely involved in major foreign-policy operations from the 1950s to the 1980s. He w...
  • Annie Willingham, [Twin] (1862 - 1923)

Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Shelby County, Alabama.

Official Website

Shelby County was established on February 7, 1818, and it was named for the Revolutionary War hero and the first Governor of Kentucky, Isaac Shelby.

The county has a long history in agriculture, and since about 1990, it has become an important location for growing soybeans, which has exceeded cotton as the most important crop grown there.

Adjacent Counties

Cities

  • Alabaster
  • Birmingham (part)
  • Calera (part)
  • Chelsea
  • Columbiana (County Seat)
  • Helena (part)
  • Hoover (part)
  • Leeds (part)
  • Montevallo
  • Pelham
  • Vestavia Hills (part)
  • Vincent (part)

Towns & Communities

Abbot Springs | Acton | Aldrich | Arkwright | Brantleyville | Brook Highland | Calcis | Cloverdale | Dunnavant | Eagle Point | Fourmile | Harpersville | Highland Lakes | Indian Spring Village | Inverness | Maylene | Meadowbrook | Nelson | Pea Ridge | Ryan | Saginaw | Shelby | Shoal Creek | Siluria | Sterrett | Vandiver | Westover | Wilsonville | Wilton

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Alabama

Wikipedia

National Register. of Historic Places

AL Gen Web

Shelby County Historical Society

Genealogy Trails

Tracking Your Roots

USGW Archives

RAOGK


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