Shelbyville Kentucky Academy was established in 1798 at Eighth and Washington; it became Shelby College and moved to College Street in 1836, affiliated with the Episcopal Church in 1841, changed its name to St James College after the Civil War, and closed in 1871, replaced by a public elementary school.
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Louisville and Shelbyville Kentucky Turnpike was completed in the 1830s, following a ridgeline path between the two sites dating back to the Indians.
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The Shelbyville Kentucky trustees aimed to encourage them to stay close to the city, though, paying their hotel bills when they were in town.
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Downtown Shelbyville Kentucky expanded and gained many large, ornate buildings, especially during the rebuilding following a large fire in 1909.
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Public education in Shelbyville Kentucky is administered by Shelby County Public School District, which operates Martha Layne Collins High School and Shelby County High School.
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Shelbyville Kentucky has a lending library, the Shelby County Public Library.
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City holds an annual Shelbyville Kentucky Horse Show, which is visited by many famous people including William Shatner.
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Shelbyville Kentucky is home to American independent record label Somewherecold Records.
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Shelbyville Kentucky hosted their very first pride parade in June of 2021.
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Shelbyville Kentucky has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International:.
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