Welcome to Shelby County!
Shelby County was named after the first governor of Kentucky Isaac Shelby and was organized in 1821. The County seat is Shelbyville.
Shelbyville is located roughly 22 miles southeast of Indianapolis. Shelby County covers 412.6 square miles and has total population of 44,114 (2006). Shelbyville is the largest city in the county and has a population of 18,063.
The County is split diagonally by Interstate 74 heading east and west. Interstate 65 passes through the southwest corner of the county. State Roads 9 and 44 cut the county into 4 sections with State Road 9 runs north and south through the center of the county and State Road 44 runs east and west through the center. They intersect in Shelbyville and link to Interstate 74. US Highway 52 cuts through the northeast corner of the county passing through Fountaintown, Morristown and Gwynneville. State Road 244 runs east and west from Michigan Road to Rush County in the southeast part of the county and State Road 252 runs east and west through the southwest part of the county from State Road 9 to the Johnson County Line at Interstate 65 and passes through the town of Flat Rock.
Again, welcome to Shelby County Government!