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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Shelby County, Texas.
The county was created in 1835 as a municipality of Mexico and organized as a county in 1837. It is named for Isaac Shelby, a soldier in the American Revolution who became the first governor of Kentucky.
Adjacent Counties & Parishes
Cities, Towns & Communities
Links
Shelby County Historical Society
Sabine National Forest (part)