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Local History

The village began as a station on the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad in 1870, and was named for the first station agent, Mr. Shelby.  But there was another Shelby post office in Michigan, so when this village was given a post office on May 2, 1872, with Leonard M. Doxy as its first postmaster, the "ville" was added. 

Informational excerpts from Michigan Place Names, by Walter Romig, L.H.D.

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