We have limited resources on the far eastern and western kentucky counties. All data remains the property of the contributor and you will be credited as such. An informative and historical overview of north central kentucky counties with. Buy products related to county kentucky history books and see what. In some cases two leafs were given the same page number. It was squire boone, the younger brother of daniel boone, who began the settlement of shelby county territory, around 1779. Shelby county, kentucky genealogy and history genealogy trails. Shelby county public library genealogy and local history. Listed here are a few sources for finding those items you might need in your research. Microfilm of originals at the shelby county courthouse in shelbyville, kentucky. He has a special interest in shelby county and its architecture because he and his wife, mary helen. Bagdad chesnut grove christianburg clark clay village cropper finchville harrisonville. In the authors note to his new book historic architecture of shelby county, kentucky, 17921915, john david myles opens with this comment. Its name is in honor of isaac shelby, the first governor of kentucky.
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