Shelby County, Alabama Public Records

Shelby County is located in the central part of Alabama and is the state's most populous county. The county seat is Columbiana.

The county is governed by a five-member County Commission, which is elected from single-member districts. The County Commission is responsible for setting policy and budgeting for the county. The county is also served by a Sheriff, District Attorney, Circuit Clerk, Probate Judge, and Tax Assessor.

The county is home to several cities, including Alabaster, Calera, Chelsea, Columbiana, Harpersville, Helena, Montevallo, Pelham, and Vincent. The county also contains several unincorporated communities, such as Wilsonville, Westover, and Wilton.

Shelby County is part of the Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is served by the Shelby County School System, which includes public schools, private schools, and charter schools. The county is also home to several higher education institutions, including the University of Montevallo, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Jefferson State Community College.

Search Shelby county courts courts include the probate, circuit, district and lower courts such as municipal and traffic jurisdictions. County governments offer electronic services open to the public eliminating the needs to visit court clerks offices for filing and case information.