Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Shelbyville came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Shelbyville in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Shelbyville. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Shelbyville, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Shelbyville:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Shelbyville was listed as Shelbyville Courthouse.

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Shelbyville was listed as Shelbyville Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Shelbyville was listed as Shelbyville Courthouse.

Map from 1920 (unknown title/publisher)

Rand McNally Map of Texas (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shelbyville is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Shelbyville. See our Misc Page for Shelbyville for more information.