History
Shelby County was formed in 1827 out of Fayette County. It was named in honor of Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky and participant in the American Revolutionary War.
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Shelby county from the time of its creation to 1829, including a large tract of unorganized territory temporarily attached to it, whose precise border was not defined.
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Shelby County between 1829 and 1839
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Shelby County between 1839 and 1843
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Shelby County in 1843, reduced to its present borders
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