
The Shelby County Courthouse is located in Columbiana, Alabama. In accordance with the Tennessee Public Records Act (TPRA), the Office of the Shelby County District Attorney General (SCDAG) will provide economical and. In 1826 the town of Columbia changed its name to Columbiana and became the permanent county seat.

Please contact the each clerk's department to confirm mailing address, hours, fees and other information before visiting or requesting information because contact information sometimes changes. The documents are available to interested parties, barring confidential issues. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research. The department charges 15.00 or a certified copy of a divorce record and 6.00 for each additional record ordered at the same time.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Shelby county. Note: Records of divorces that occurred prior to 1950 can be obtained at the County circuit court. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. Expansion in the Central Records Department has been completed to accommodate the extensive demands of its personnel and to continue providing quality customer service to the taxpayers of Shelby County.Shelby County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1819, Probate Records from 1819 and Land Records from 1819.Shelby County Clerk of Circuit Court has Court Records from 1819 and has Divorce Records prior to 1950.The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

Shelby County Tax Commissioner's Office maintains County tax records.

Central Records Department personnel are responsible for building, housing and securely maintaining all Juvenile Court records. Shelby County Health Department has Birth Records from N/A, Death records from N/A.These records are usually arranged by legal description and are not indexed.
