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SHELBY COUNTY ALABAMA

Posted on May 18, 2021August 23, 2021 by Staff

Shelby County Alabama is located near the geographic center of the state of Alabama. The county seat of Shelby County is Columbiana Alabama. The county is named in honor of Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky from 1792 to 1796 and again from 1812 to 1816.

ST CLAIR COUNTY ALABAMA

Posted on February 18, 2020February 18, 2021 by Terry W. Platt

St. Clair County was established on November 20, 1818 by the Alabama Territory legislature by splitting the area from Shelby County. In 1836, a portion of St. Clair County was separated to establish Cherokee County and DeKalb County. In 1866, after the Civil War, a northeast section of the county was used to create Etowah County.