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
- Panola County
- DeSoto Parish, Louisiana
- Rusk County
- Nacogdoches County
- San Augustine County
- Sabine County
- Sabine Parish, Louisiana
Cities, Towns & Communities
- Arcadia
- Center (County Seat)
- Dreka
- Huxley
- Joaquin
- Patroon
- Possum Trot
- Shelbyville
- Tenaha
- Timpson
Links
Shelby County Historical Society
Sabine National Forest (part)