Shelbyville is a city in and the seat of government of Bedford County, Tennessee. The city was laid out in 1810 and incorporated in 1819. As of the 2020 census, Shelbyville had a population of 23,557. The city is a hub of the Tennessee Walking Horse industry and has been nicknamed "The Walking Horse Capital of the World".
Southeast
Shelbyville
Bedford County, TN
Population
23,676
Walk Score
69 · Somewhat Walkable
Median rent
$882
Median home value
$173,600
Platted
1810
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- East Shelbyville Historic District · listed 1990
- Maple Dean Farm · listed 1995
- Shelbyville Courthouse Square Historic District · listed 1982
Notable landmarks
- Bedford County Jail (Additional Documentation) · listed 1975
- Brame-Reed House · listed 1998
- Cooper, Gov. Prentice, House (Additional Documentation) · listed 1975
- Eakin, Spencer, Farm · listed 1993
- Evans, Winston, House · listed 1989
- Farrar Homeplace · listed 1990
- First Presbyterian Church · listed 1980
- Fly Manufacturing Company Building · listed 1996
- Frierson-Coble House · listed 1982
- Gilliland, James, House (Additional Documentation) · listed 1975
- Grassland Farm · listed 1975
- Jenkins Lutheran Chapel and Cemetery · listed 1997
- River Side Farmhouse (Additional Documentation) · listed 1997
- Rosenwald Recreation and Community Center · listed 2024
- Shelbyville Hydroelectric Station · listed 1990
- Shelbyville Railroad Station · listed 1988
- Shofners' Lutheran Church and Cemetery (Additional Documentation) · listed 1998
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