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North Carolina Macon County
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| Founded | 1828 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Franklin | ||||||||
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County Courthouse
Macon County Courthouse
Franklin, NC 28734-3005
Phone: 828-349-2095
Register of Deeds has marriage and land records
Clerk Superior Court has probate and court records[1] Macon County was recreated from Haywood in 1828
History
The county is named after U.S. Senator Nathaniel Macon (1758-1837).[2]
Parent County
1828--Macon County was created in 1828 from Haywood County.
County seat: Franklin [3]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Many records are missing.
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
- Cherokee
- Clay
- Graham
- Jackson
- Oconee County, South Carolina
- Rabun County, Georgia
- Swain
- Towns County, Georgia
Resources
Cemeteries
Many of Macon County's cemeteries have been surveyed, and the surveys placed online: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/region/southeast/ncmacon/cemeteries.html
The Macon County Historical Society is planning to release a compilation of the county's cemetery surveys in book form.
Census
- Macon County Census Resources - via the NCGenWeb Project
For tips on accessing Macon County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.
Church
Court
Education
- Macon County students at NC Colleges - list of names of students with hometowns in Macon county provided in various yearbooks; via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
Newspapers
Probate
State Archives
- Macon County Wills, 1830-1966 - index of wills held at the NC State Library
County Courthouse
- 1829-1927 - Will Books (1829-1927) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Macon County Genealogical Society
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- Macon County, NCGenWeb - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Macon County, North Carolina. Page 510 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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