History of Shelby County, Kentucky. Compiled Under the Auspices of the Shelby County Genealogical-Historical Society's Committee on Printing - Paperbackby Geo L. Sr. Willis (Compiled by) This is still the best source on the founding and founders of this pivotal Kentucky county. Roughly half of the book is devoted to the county's geology and geography, first settlers and settlements, churches and schools, courts and jails, newspapers, cemeteries, and other county institutions. Another valuable section of the book is the collection of reminiscences assembled by the author, including an account of the