Shelby County, Indiana

Founding: 1822
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Isaac Shelby, Kentucky governor
Seat: Shelbyville (1822–)

Land area: 411 square miles

Population (2020): 45,055

Population (historic): 6,295 (1830); 19,569 (1860); 25,257 (1880); 26,491 (1900); 26,552 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1910; 1920s; 1940–2020

Subdivisions: One city; two towns; one CDP; 14 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,686 (24.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 62.3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 15%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.3%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,539
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,349

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,660
Average farm size (1920): 83.4 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Kentucky, Germany, and North Carolina

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Shelbyville

Namesake: Shelbyville, Kentucky

Founding: 1822 (platting); 1823 (post office); 1850 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 20,067

Population (historic): 446 (1840); 1,960 (1860); 3,745 (1880); 7,169 (1900); 10,618 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1970; 1980–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,207 (25.9%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. John Moberly Farm (c. 1895). 4038 German Road. Addison. Queen Anne/Stick.
2. Enoch Proctor House (c. 1885). 1972 Old Rushville Road. Addison. Stick.
3. John Toner House (1857). 2495 Marietta Road. Hendricks. Greek Revival.
4. John Stine House (c. 1875). 8411 South 500 West. Jackson. Italianate.
5. Pleasant Pruitt House (c. 1855). 11704 South 825 West. Jackson. Greek Revival.
6. John Niebel Farm (c. 1870). 5554 West 900 South. Jackson. Gothic Revival.
7. Daniel Snepp House (c. 1875). 6619 West 1150 South. Jackson. Italianate.
8. William Cutsinger Farm (c. 1870). 9792 Edinburgh Road. Jackson. Italianate.
9. John Snepp House (c. 1855). 6674 State Route 252. Jackson. Greek Revival.
10. John Lux House (c. 1885). 4165 East 350 South. Liberty. Italianate.
11. John Meltzer Farm (c. 1875). 1397 South 600 East. Liberty. Italianate.
12. William Zobel House (c. 1875). 5091 Blue Ridge Road. Liberty. Italianate.
13. St. Vincent Catholic Church (1924). 4218 Michigan Road. Liberty. Gothic Revival.
14. St. Vincent Convent (c. 1860). 4218 Michigan Road. Liberty. Greek Revival. Razed.
15. School Number Two (c. 1875). 6014 State Route 244. Liberty. Italianate.
16. Joel Crum House (c. 1860). 7096 West 700 North. Moral. Greek Revival. Razed.
17. John Simpson Farm (c. 1880). 11245 North 700 West. Moral. Italianate.
18. John Miller House (c. 1870). 8655 South 700 East. Noble. Gothic Revival/Italianate.
19. Alfred Major Farm (c. 1870). 7745 South 750 East. Noble. Gothic Revival/Italianate.
20. Thomas Moore Farm (1869). 2410 East 1100 South. Noble. Italianate.
21. Edmund Cooper House (1863–1864). 5752 River Road. Noble.
22. Philip Hoop House (c. 1875). 7955 West 400 North. Sugar Creek. Italianate.
23. Stephen Stickler House and Medical Office (c. 1895). 2900 London Road. Sugar Creek. Queen Anne.
24. William Brown House (c. 1860). 2831 North 575 East. Union. Gothic Revival.
25. Philip Hael House (1853). 812 North 700 East. Union. Italianate. Razed.
26. Henry Weingarth Farm (c. 1855/1895). 1273 West 800 North. Union. Queen Anne.
27. Daniel Copple House (c. 1835). 1929 West 900 North. Van Buren. Greek Revival.
28. Peter Messick House (c. 1845). 1099 Flat Rock Road. Washington. Greek Revival.
29. Christopher Girton House (c. 1890). 2222 State Route 252. Washington. Queen Anne.

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