Shelby is an unincorporated community in north central Linn County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on Missouri Route V approximately 7.5 miles east of Purdin.Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 22,
History A post office called Shelby was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1904. The community was named after Sheldon "Shelby" Wilson, a local merchant.
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