Shelby County is situated on the Sabine River bounded by Panola County on the north, Rusk and Nacogdoches counties on the west, and San Augustine and Sabine counties on the south. Shelby County was in the path of the early migrants into Texas, many of whom settled in the county temporarily and then proceeded westward.

1818: First permanent settlers in Shelby County

1824: Municipality of Tenehaw created with Nashville (now Shelbyville) as most important town

1837: Shelby County created by the Congress of the Republic

1837: Shelbyville became the county seat

Inventory

RECORD	DATE	REEL#	ROLL#	TRAY
COUNTY SURVEYOR
Field Notes Index	1838-1891	221001	22	108
Field Notes Index
Vol. 1-A	1882-1937	221003	24	108
Field Notes
Vol. 1	1838-1841	221001	22	108
Vol. 2	1840-1858
Vol. 3	1838-1877
Vol. 4	1877-1891
Vol. 1-A	1882-1902	221002	23	108
Vol. 1 (Private surveys)	1885-1902
Vol. 2 (Private surveys)	1837-1878
Vol. 3 (Survey Record) Vol. 4	1872-1892 1877-1897	221003	24	108
Vol. 1-A	1882-1937
Vol. 1-B(Survey Record)	1941-1946
Survey Record	1901-1948	221004	25	108
Private Surveys Index	1837-1902	221002	23	108

Acquired 4/14/2000 from the Shelby County Museum.

Assessor's Abstract Lands. 32 volumes. 1882-1982

Date 1882-1888 1889-1896 1897-1901 1905-1912 1913-1919 1920-1926 1920-1926 1920-1926 1927-1932 1927-1932 1933-1940 1933-1940 1933-1940 1941-1946 1941-1946 1947-1952 1947-1952 1953-1958 1953-1958 1953-1958 1959-1964 1959-1964 1959-1964 1965-1970 1965-1970 1965-1970 1971-1976 1971-1976 1971-1976 1977-1982 1977-1982 1977-1982

Abstract # 1-639 1-547 1-533 (Vol. 5) 306-726 (Vol. 8) 306-726 1-305 306-718 719-1197 306-718 (Vol. 17) 719-1198 (Vol. 18) 1-305 (Vol. 19) 306-718 (Vol. 20) 719-1198 (Vol. 21) 1-600 (Vol. 22) 601-1198 (Vol. 23) 1-600 (Vol. 24) 601-1237 (Vol. 25) 1-398 400-799 800-1237 1-398 400-799 800-1238 1-398 400-799 800-1238 1-398 400-799 800-1238 1-398 400-799 800-1238

Assessor's Abstract City Lots. 2 volumes. 1925-1935, 1971-1976.

Road Minutes-Overseer's Commission. 1 volume. 1905-1907.

Tax Rolls. 32 volumes. 1930-1969,
        1930-1934, 1939-1954, 1956-1969

Delinquent Tax Record. 4 volumes. 1919-1965.

1919-1956 (2 vol.)
1919-1935 (1 vol.)
1957-1965 (1 vol.)

Collection Distribution of County School Taxes. 1 volume. 1939-1968.

Summary of County Taxes Collected & Disposition made There-of by Tax Collector & Commissions Retained & Remittances to County Treasurer. 1 volume. 1939-1954.

Cash Account with Available School Funds & Treasurer of County School Funds. 1 volume. 1924-1925

Sheriff's Foreign Docket. 1 volume. 1912- 1983(?)

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