Shelby County, Alabama

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Shelby County, Alabama was created by an act of the Alabama Territorial General Assembly on February 7, 1818, from Creek Indian territory which had been ceded in the Treaty of Fort Jackson in 1814. The county was formed out of the northern portion of what was then Montgomery County. At the time, Shelby County was one of the largest counties in Alabama. The state legislature soon began dividing up the area to create other counties including Chilton, Jefferson, St. Clair, and Talladega.

The first courthouse was located in Shelbyville, a town which no longer exists, but is believed to have been located within the modern-day city of Pelham. In 1826 the location of the courthouse was moved to an old school building in Columbia in the central part of the county. An act of the Legislature changed its name to Columbiana on January 13, 1832, and it was made the permanent county seat.

Contents 1 Incorporated Cities 2 Unincorporated Towns/Placenames 3 Geographical Features 3.1 Lakes 3.2 Mountains 3.3 Rivers 3.4 Creeks

Incorporated Cities

Alabaster Calera Chelsea Columbiana

Dunnavant Harpersville Helena Indian Springs Village

Montevallo Pelham Vincent Westover

Wilsonville Wilton

Unincorporated Towns/Placenames

Calcis Four Mile Kewahatchie Kingdom Crossroads Saginaw

Shelby Siluria Sterrett Vandiver

Geographical Features

Lakes

• Double Oak Lake
• Lay Lake

Mountains

• Double Oak Mountain
• Oak Mountain
• Mount Signal

Rivers

• Cahaba River
• Coosa River

Creeks

• Kelly Creek
• Shoal Creek
• Waxahatchee Creek
• Yellowleaf Creek