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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Shelby County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 929,744. It is the largest of the state's 95 counties, both in terms of population and geographic area. Its county seat is Memphis, a port on the Mississippi River and the second most populous city in Tennessee. The county was named for Governor Isaac Shelby (1750–1826) of Kentucky. It is one of only two remaining counties in Tennessee with a majority African American population, along with Haywood County.
Shelby County is part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is bordered on the west by the Mississippi River. Located within the Mississippi Delta, the county was developed as a center of cotton plantations in the antebellum era, and cotton continued as an important commodity crop well into the 20th century. The economy has become more diversified.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1819 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1819 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1821 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1824 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1881 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1820 | 364
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| 1830 | 5,648
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| 1840 | 14,721
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| 1850 | 31,157
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| 1860 | 48,092
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| 1870 | 76,378
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| 1880 | 78,430
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| 1890 | 112,740
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| 1900 | 153,557
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| 1910 | 191,439
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| 1920 | 223,216
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| 1930 | 306,482
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| 1940 | 358,250
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| 1950 | 482,393
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| 1960 | 627,019
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| 1970 | 722,014
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| 1980 | 777,113
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| 1990 | 826,330
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Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Shelby County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, naturalizations, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
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