Macon County, Georgia
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| + | | county = Macon County | ||
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| + | | state = Georgia | ||
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| + | | founded year = 1837 | ||
| + | | founded date = December 14 | ||
| + | | seat = Oglethorpe | ||
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| + | | building address = Macon County Courthouse<br>Sumter Street<br>PO Box 297<br>Oglethorpe, GA 31068<br>Phone: 912.471.7021<br>[http://www.maconcountyga.gov/ '''Macon County Website'''] }} | ||
== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
| − | + | Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records; <br>Probate Court has marriage and probate records from <br>1857, birth and death records from 1927<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Macon County, Georgia. Page 158 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | |
== History == | == History == | ||
| − | [[Image:Nathaniel Macon.JPG|thumb|right|199px]] | + | [[Image:Nathaniel Macon.JPG|thumb|right|199px|Nathaniel Macon.JPG]] |
The county is named after U.S. Senator [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Macon Nathaniel Macon] (1758-1837).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Macon "Nathaniel Macon"], Wikipedia.</ref> | The county is named after U.S. Senator [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Macon Nathaniel Macon] (1758-1837).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Macon "Nathaniel Macon"], Wikipedia.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 02:53, 7 March 2013
United States 
Georgia Macon County
| Macon County, Georgia | |
| Map | |
 Location of Georgia in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | December 14, 1837 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Oglethorpe |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Macon County Courthouse Sumter Street PO Box 297 Oglethorpe, GA 31068 Phone: 912.471.7021 Macon County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records;
Probate Court has marriage and probate records from
1857, birth and death records from 1927[1]
History
The county is named after U.S. Senator Nathaniel Macon (1758-1837).[2]
Parent County
1837--Macon County was created 14 December 1837 from Houston and Marion Counties.
County seat: Oglethorpe [3]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1857 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.
For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
- Butler, John C. Historical Record of Macon and Central Georgia, Containing Many Interesting and Valuable Reminiscences Connected with the Whole State, Including Numerous Incidents and Facts Never Before Published and of Great Historic Value. Macon, GA, USA: J. W. Burke, 1879. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
- Butler, John C. Historical Record of Macon and Central Georgia, Containing Many Interesting and Valuable Reminiscences Connected with the Whole State, Including Numerous Incidents and Facts Never Before Published and of Great Historic Value. Macon, GA, USA: J. W. Burke, 1879. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
Maps
Military
Newspapers
Probate
- Wills 1839-1862 (digital images). See list of testators. Georgia Pioneers
- Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book A, 1857-1858 Georgia Pioneers ($)
- Index to Annual Returns and Vouchers, Book A, 1858-1860 Georgia Pioneers ($)
- Index to Wills 1856-1909 Georgia Pioneers ($)
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Macon County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Macon County, Georgia. Page 158 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ "Nathaniel Macon", Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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