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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Shelby County

 
Clickable Map of Shelby County, Kentucky 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, KY (37) Anderson County, KY (10) Franklin County, KY (172) Henry County, KY (9) Jefferson County, KY (394) Oldham County, KY (28) Spencer County, KY (8)  ShelbyCounty(37) Shelby County (37)  AndersonCounty(10) Anderson County (10)  FranklinCounty(172) Franklin County (172)  HenryCounty(9) Henry County (9)  JeffersonCounty(394) Jefferson County (394)  OldhamCounty(28) Oldham County (28)  SpencerCounty(8) Spencer County (8)
Shelbyville is the county seat for Shelby County
Adjacent to Shelby County, Kentucky
Anderson County (10)  
Franklin County (172)  
Henry County (9)  
Jefferson County (394)  
Oldham County (28)  
Spencer County (8)  
 
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1 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — 709 — Benj. Logan-Pioneer / James Knox-Pioneer
2 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — 2115 — Birthplace of Governor Augustus Owsley Stanley / Stanley-Casey House
3 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Brownlea Farms — National Register of Historic Places — Founded March 4th 1887 —
4 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Centenary Methodist Church
5 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Elijah P. Marrs — Stories of Strength and Resilience — Kentucky Black Trailblazers —
6 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Founder Capt. William Shannon — 1740 - 1794
7 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Gold Star Families Memorial Monument
8 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Harlem Hellfighters — Bert Beckham • Ionia Harris • Bradley Logan • Leonard Todd • Robert Wooten — Kentucky Black Trailblazers —
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9 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — 114 — Lafayette's Tour — Mapping the Farewell Tour — The Lafayette Trail —
10 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — 2214 — Lewis and Clark in Kentucky 1806 Return of Expedition / Death of Meriwether Lewis
11 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Lynching in America / Lynching of Sam Pulliam — Community Remembrance Project
12 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Lynching in Shelbyville — Community Remembrance Project
13 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — 848 — Pioneer Station / Squire Boone
14 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Reconstruction in America / Lynching of Reuben Dennis — Community Remembrance Project
15 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — 971 — Science Hill School
16 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Shelby County Courthouse
17 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Shelby County WWI Honor Roll
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18 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — 1238 — Shelby County, 1792
19 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Shelbyville Fountain
20 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — 1379 — Shelbyville Fountain
21 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Soldiers of the American Revolution
22 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — 28 — Squire Boone's Station, 1779
23 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Tevis Cottage
24 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — 1129 — The Armstrong Hotel
25 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — 1089 — The Blockhouse / Martin's Raid
26 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Veterans Memorial Park — Established Jan. 11, 1983
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27 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Veterans Memorial Park Sculpture
28 Kentucky, Shelby County, Simpsonville — 2283 — "Horrible Massacre" / African American Cemetery
29 Kentucky, Shelby County, Simpsonville — 1128 — Capt. John Simpson
30 Kentucky, Shelby County, Simpsonville — Fred Wiche — Born 1931
31 Kentucky, Shelby County, Simpsonville — 1930 — Lincoln Institute Campus
32 Kentucky, Shelby County, Simpsonville — 1889 — Old Stone Inn
33 Kentucky, Shelby County, Simpsonville — Simpsonville Methodist Church
34 Kentucky, Shelby County, Simpsonville — 2170 — Thelma L. Stovall — 1919 - 1994
35 Kentucky, Shelby County, Simpsonville — Whitney M. Young Jr. — Kentucky Black Trailblazers —
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36 Kentucky, Shelby County, Simpsonville — 1419 — Whitney M. Young, Jr. (1921-1971)
37 Kentucky, Shelby County, Waddy — 2213 — Lewis and Clark in Kentucky / Death of Meriwether Lewis
 
 
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Sep. 11, 2026