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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Shelbina (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Shelbina. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Shelbina is located in Shelby County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shelby County: Knox, Lewis, Macon, Marion, Monroe & Randolph.

Below are the counties that are near Shelbina. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shelbina:

  • Shelby County     (The home county of Shelbina)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelbina, with the one closest to Shelbina listed first.
    • Lakenan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Lakenan is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
    • Kendall
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Kendall is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • Lentner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Lentner is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
    • Shelbyville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
    • Hunnewell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Kirby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Kirby is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
    • Emden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Emden is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
    • Bethel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Clarence
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Enterprise
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Enterprise is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Leonard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Audrain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelbina, with the one closest to Shelbina listed first.
    • Tulip
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Tulip is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
    • Saling ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Saling is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelbina, with the one closest to Shelbina listed first.
    • Plevna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Plevna is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
    • Newark
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hedge City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hedge City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
    • Novelty
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jeddo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jeddo is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelbina, with the one closest to Shelbina listed first.
    • Argola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Argola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
    • Durham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ewing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • La Belle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Gilead
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gilead is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
    • Lewistown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Maywood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Maywood is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
    • New Court Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • New Court Village is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelbina, with the one closest to Shelbina listed first.
    • Anabel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Anabel is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anabel
    • Woodville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Woodville is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Excello
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Macon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Economy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Economy is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
    • Sue City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sue City is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
    • Ardmore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Ardmore is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
    • Atlanta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Atlanta is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
    • Bevier
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Bloomington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Bloomington is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Love Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Love Lake is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Lake
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelbina, with the one closest to Shelbina listed first.
    • Philadelphia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Philadelphia is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Nelsonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Nelsonville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
    • Dodge City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Dodge City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
    • Palmyra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelbina, with the one closest to Shelbina listed first.
    • North Fork
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • North Fork is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
    • Granville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Granville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Woodlawn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Goss
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Goss is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
    • Stoutsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Holliday
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Holliday is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Duncans Bridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Duncans Bridge is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Bridge
    • Paris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Monroe City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Madison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ash
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Ash is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
    • Florida
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Evansville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Evansville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  • Ralls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelbina, with the one closest to Shelbina listed first.
    • The Landing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Landing is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
    • Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
    • Greenlawn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
    • Rensselaer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Perry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelbina, with the one closest to Shelbina listed first.
    • Cairo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cairo is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Jacksonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Moberly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Darksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Darksville is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shelbina, see our County-by-County Page for Shelbina.

Cemeteries Near Shelbina ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shelbina.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Shelbina - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shelbina covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shelbina, with the one closest to Shelbina listed first.

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Shelbina Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Crooked Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Eaton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Spencer Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Collins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hiles Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lasley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (171 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shelbina had a population of 1,691 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shelbina had a population of 1,582 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Shelbina, with the one closest to Shelbina listed first.

  • Lakenan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lakenan is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
  • Kendall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Kendall is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
  • Lentner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lentner is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
  • Shelbyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Oakdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakdale is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
  • North Fork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • North Fork is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
  • Maud
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Maud is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
  • Granville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Granville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Hunnewell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Kirby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Kirby is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
  • Emden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Emden is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
  • Enterprise
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Enterprise is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Woodlawn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Clapper
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Clapper is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapper
    • Bethel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shelbina. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shelbina.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Shelbina ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shelbina.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Shelbina. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Shelbina and those printed in the larger area surrounding Shelbina.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Shelbina.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Shelbina:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shelbina, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shelbina) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.