Shelby is an unincorporated community in Austin County, Texas, United States.

Harmonie Hall and the Shelby Volunteer Fire Department are located a short distance to the southwest on FM 389, while the town cemetery can be found a few hundred yards to the south at FM 1457 and Voelkel Road.

Von Roeder had emigrated to Texas from Westphalia in the 1830s and was not affiliated with the Adelsverein's colonization efforts and established a grain mill in 1841.

August Vogelsang then bought the mill in 1845 and several German families surnamed Vanderwerth, Rothermel, and Ohlendorf immigrated to the area.

It expanded in 1867 that attracted other German singing groups throughout the state and was named in honor of Prussian soldiers who died during the Seven Weeks War.

It had 75 residents in 1884, and its businesses included three saloons, three general stores, two cotton gins, a blacksmith and a saddlemaker.