Welcome to Shelbyville ...

The city of Shelbyville is located in Bedford County<1> and is the County Seat for Bedford County.

Shelbyville was established in 1810.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Shelbyville has a population of 22,110 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Shelbyville is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Shelbyville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Shelbyville: (931)

Websites for Shelbyville ...

Official Website: www.shelbyvilletn.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shelbyville had an population of 22,110 people. This is an increase of 8.73% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 37.29% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Shelbyville had a population of 20,335 people (or 45.11% of the total population of Bedford County). This makes Shelbyville the county's most populous community.

The population of Shelbyville represents 0.32% of the total population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 31st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 20,335 people, the population of Shelbyville increased 26.27% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 16,105 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Shelbyville.

Communities Also Named Shelbyville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Shelbyville - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shelbyville.

Communities near Shelbyville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shelbyville.

• Tullahoma
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullahoma
  • Tullahoma is located in Coffee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tullahoma <4>
• Lewisburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
• Lynchburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Moore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <4>
• Gattistown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gattistown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
  • Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
• Southgate Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
  • Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
• Chapel Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chapel Hill is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <4>
• Unionville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <4>
• Wartrace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
  • Wartrace is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wartrace <4>
• Palmetto
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmetto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
  • Palmetto is located in Bedford County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
• Petersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shelbyville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shelbyville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shelbyville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shelbyville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shelbyville. Our list includes 32 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Shelbyville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shelbyville ...

Looking for more information about Shelbyville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Shelbyville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shelbyville.

Adding Shelbyville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shelbyville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Shelbyville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Shelbyville post office opened in 1811.

We also found Shelbyville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shelbyville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Shelbyville: www.shelbyvilletn.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/