Shelby, Texas - Wikipedia
Shelby is an unincorporated community in Austin County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 175 in 2000. It is located within the Texas German belt region, a region stretching from Sealy in the east to Fredericksburg in the west, settled by German emigrants.
Shelby County, Texas - Wikipedia
Shelby County is a county located in the far eastern portion of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 24,022. [1] . Its county seat is Center. [2] .
Shelby County, Texas
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SHELBY, TEXAS - Texas Escapes
Shelby, Texas, Austin County, German settlement in Central Texas: history, landmarks, attractions, photos, travel, area destinations, hotels, and more.
Shelby, TX - TSHA
2014年1月29日 · Shelby is at the junction of Farm roads 389 and 1457, twenty-four miles northwest of Bellville in extreme northwestern Austin County. It was settled in the early 1840s and was named for David Shelby, reportedly the first settler in the area.
History of Shelby, Texas - Town Square Publications
Shelby was made postmaster in 1846 when Texas became a state, and gradually the place began being called Shelby as the name “Roedersmuehle” faded out of existence. Germans at Shelby brought their cultural practices with them including a “Gesangverein” (German singing society) organized in 1852, then reorganized in 1853.
Shelby County - TSHA
2021年2月3日 · Shelby County comprises 791 square miles of the East Texas timberlands, an area that is heavily forested with a great variety of softwoods and hardwoods, especially pine, cypress, and oak. The terrain varies from undulating to rolling with elevation ranging from 150 to 400 feet above mean sea level.
History - Shelby County Chamber of Commerce
Shelby County, Texas is one of the original 25 counties of Texas organized after the Battle of San Jacinto. The county of Shelby, comprised of the present Shelby County, all of Panola and Harrison, and part of Upshur and Van Zandt Counties.
Home - Shelby
Shelby County is one of the original counties of Texas. We are located in the eastern part of the state bordering what is now called Toledo Bend Lake. This territory was a path for many of the early migrants into Texas from the United States, many of whom settled here temporarily before proceeding westward.
1885 Courthouse
The William Carroll Crawford Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas are the docents of the Historic 1885 Shelby County Courthouse built by J. J. E. Gibson. The courthouse is open for tours Thursdays and Fridays from 1pm until 4:30pm .