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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 Shelbyville (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 Shelbyville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Shelbyville is located in Shelby County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties 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 Shelbyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shelbyville:

  • Shelby County     (The home county of Shelbyville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelbyville, with the one closest to Shelbyville listed first.
    • Bethel
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <2>
    • Kirby
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kirby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
      • Kirby is located in Shelby County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kirby
      • From Shelbyville to Kirby
    • Shelbina
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbina
      • Shelbina is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbina <2>
    • Lentner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lentner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
      • Lentner is located in Shelby County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lentner
      • From Shelbyville to Lentner
    • Emden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
      • Emden is located in Shelby County
    • Leonard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kendall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kendall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
      • Kendall is located in Shelby County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kendall
      • From Shelbyville to Kendall
    • Lakenan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarence
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hunnewell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hunnewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
      • Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hunnewell
      • From Shelbyville to Hunnewell
    • Enterprise
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Adair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelbyville, with the one closest to Shelbyville listed first.
    • Wilson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilson
      • From Shelbyville to Wilson
    • Gibbs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Brashear
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brashear have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
      • Brashear is located in Adair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelbyville, with the one closest to Shelbyville listed first.
    • Plevna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plevna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
      • Plevna is located in Knox County
    • Newark
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <2>
    • Hedge City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Novelty
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novelty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
      • Novelty is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novelty <2>
    • Jeddo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Knox City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox City
      • Knox City is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox City <2>
    • Edina
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
      • Edina is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <2>
    • Forest Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Hurdland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
      • Hurdland is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Kenwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
      • Kenwood is located in Knox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kenwood
      • From Shelbyville to Kenwood
    • Colony
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelbyville, with the one closest to Shelbyville listed first.
    • Argola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Argola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
      • Argola is located in Lewis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Argola
      • From Shelbyville to Argola
    • La Belle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
      • La Belle is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Belle <2>
    • Durham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <2>
    • Ewing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
      • Ewing is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewing <2>
    • Lewistown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Lewis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gilead
      • From Shelbyville to Gilead
    • New Court Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Court Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
      • New Court Village is located in Lewis County
    • Maywood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sellers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sellers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
      • Sellers is located in Lewis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sellers
      • From Shelbyville to Sellers
    • Monticello
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Weber
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
      • Weber is located in Lewis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Weber
      • From Shelbyville to Weber
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelbyville, with the one closest to Shelbyville listed first.
    • Anabel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anabel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anabel
      • Anabel is located in Macon County
    • Sue City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sue City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
      • Sue City is located in Macon County
    • Woodville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Economy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Macon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <2>
    • Atlanta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Love Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Love Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Lake
      • Love Lake is located in Macon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Love Lake
      • From Shelbyville to Love Lake
    • Excello
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • La Plata
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ardmore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ardmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
      • Ardmore is located in Macon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ardmore
      • From Shelbyville to Ardmore
    • Bevier
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
      • Bevier is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevier <2>
    • Barnesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelbyville, with the one closest to Shelbyville listed first.
    • Nelsonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Philadelphia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Marion County
    • Dodge City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
      • Dodge City is located in Marion County
    • Palmyra
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Taylor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelbyville, with the one closest to Shelbyville listed first.
    • Granville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Woodlawn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Monroe City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Duncans Bridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Goss
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
      • Goss is located in Monroe County
    • Stoutsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Holliday
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holliday have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
      • Holliday is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Paris
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <2>
    • Madison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Ash
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
      • Ash is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ash
      • From Shelbyville to Ash
    • Florida
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ralls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelbyville, with the one closest to Shelbyville listed first.
    • The Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
      • The Landing is located in Ralls County
    • Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rensselaer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
      • Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Greenlawn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelbyville, with the one closest to Shelbyville listed first.
    • Jacksonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cairo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Shelbyville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shelbyville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Hiles Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eaton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eaton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pickett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peoples Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoples Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peoples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morris Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (176 more) ...
    • Shelbina Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelbina Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelbina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gray Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shelbyville had a population of 486 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Shelbyville had a population of 512 people.

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

  • Bethel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Bethel is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <2>
  • Kirby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kirby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
    • Kirby is located in Shelby County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kirby
    • From Shelbyville to Kirby
  • Oakdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Oakdale is located in Shelby County
  • Epworth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
    • Epworth is located in Shelby County
  • Shelbina
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbina
    • Shelbina is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbina <2>
  • Lentner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lentner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
    • Lentner is located in Shelby County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lentner
    • From Shelbyville to Lentner
  • Kendall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kendall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • Kendall is located in Shelby County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kendall
    • From Shelbyville to Kendall
  • Emden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
    • Emden is located in Shelby County
  • Elgin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Elgin is located in Shelby County
  • Leonard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hagers Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagers Grove
    • Hagers Grove is located in Shelby County
  • Lakenan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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    • Plevna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plevna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
      • Plevna is located in Knox County
    • Clarence
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Dell ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dell
      • Cherry Dell is located in Marion County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Shelbyville ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shelbyville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Shelbyville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Shelbyville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Shelbyville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5> of Shelbyville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Shelbyville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shelbyville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 Shelbyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shelbyville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shelbyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8078, Longitude: -92.0404    









 

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