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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Shelby County

 
Clickable Map of Shelby County, Illinois and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Shelby County, IL (22) Christian County, IL (12) Coles County, IL (45) Cumberland County, IL (14) Effingham County, IL (18) Fayette County, IL (58) Macon County, IL (46) Montgomery County, IL (31) Moultrie County, IL (6)  ShelbyCounty(22) Shelby County (22)  ChristianCounty(12) Christian County (12)  ColesCounty(45) Coles County (45)  CumberlandCounty(14) Cumberland County (14)  EffinghamCounty(18) Effingham County (18)  FayetteCounty(58) Fayette County (58)  MaconCounty(46) Macon County (46)  MontgomeryCounty(31) Montgomery County (31)  MoultrieCounty(6) Moultrie County (6)
Shelbyville is the county seat for Shelby County
Adjacent to Shelby County, Illinois
Christian County (12)  ►
Coles County (45)  ►
Cumberland County (14)  ►
Effingham County (18)  ►
Fayette County (58)  ►
Macon County (46)  ►
Montgomery County (31)  ►
Moultrie County (6)  ►
 
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1 ► Illinois, Shelby County, Cowden — Thompson Mill Bridge —
2 ► Illinois, Shelby County, Cowden — Veteran Memorial — God Bless America —
3 ► Illinois, Shelby County, Moweaqua — Lincoln's Cavalry Guard — Looking for Lincoln —
4 ► Illinois, Shelby County, Moweaqua — Moweaqua Coal Mine Disaster —
5 ► Illinois, Shelby County, Moweaqua — Moweaqua Coal Mine Disaster Memorial —
6 ► Illinois, Shelby County, Shelbyville — "Let's Debate" by John McClarey —
7 ► Illinois, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District — Shelbyville, Illinois — County-Seat Marker —
8 ► Illinois, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Anthony Thornton — Looking for Lincoln — 1853 —
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9 ► Illinois, Shelby County, Shelbyville — First Commercial Pick-up Baler — Historic Landmark of Agricultural Engineering —
10 ► Illinois, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Freedom Square —
11 ► Illinois, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Lincoln - Thornton Debate — Looking for Lincoln — 1856 —
12 ► Illinois, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Lincoln's Court Cases — Looking for Lincoln — 1852 —
13 ► Illinois, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Lincoln-Thornton Debate / Lincoln Circuit —
14 ► Illinois, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Mrs. Josephine Garis Cochran — 1839-1913 —
15 ► Illinois, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Shelby County Memorial —
16 ► Illinois, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Soldiers and Sailors Monument — Shelby County War Memorial —
17 ► Illinois, Shelby County, Shelbyville — The Horace M. Tallman House —
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18 ► Illinois, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Traveling the Circuit — Looking for Lincoln — 1850 —
19 ► Illinois, Shelby County, Shelbyville, Clarksburg Township — Clarksburg School — 1892-2018 —
20 ► Illinois, Shelby County, Sigel — Veterans Memorial —
21 ► Illinois, Shelby County, Strasburg — Lincoln and Divorce — Looking for Lincoln — 1853 —
22 ► Illinois, Shelby County, Strasburg — Strasburg Veterans Memorial —
 
 
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Nov. 10, 2026