Macon County, North Carolina Genealogy

United States   North Carolina    Macon County

Guide to Macon County, North Carolina ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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 Macon County was recreated from Haywood in 1828

History


The county is named after U.S. Senator Nathaniel Macon (1758-1837).

Parent County
1828--Macon County was created in 1828 from Haywood County. County seat: Franklin

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating North Carolina county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation North Carolina County Boundary Maps" (1664-1965) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
Many records are missing. For a list of record loss in North Carolina counties see: North Carolina Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Cherokee
 * Clay
 * Graham
 * Jackson
 * Oconee County, South Carolina
 * Rabun County, Georgia
 * Swain
 * Towns County, Georgia

Cemeteries
Many of Macon County's cemeteries have been surveyed, and the surveys placed online. Other helpful sites are Find a Grave and Interment.

The Macon County Historical Society is planning to release a compilation of the county's cemetery surveys in book form.

Western North Carolina and Northeast Georgia Obituaries and Headstones 

Census

 * Macon County Census Resources - via the NCGenWeb Project

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

Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.


 * - 16th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company H :- 1st Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry, Company K :- 5th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company G :- 7th Battalion, North Carolina Cavalry, Company A


 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch.org — index and images

State Archives

 * Macon County Wills, 1830-1966 - index of wills held at the NC State Library

County Courthouse

 * 1829-1927 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Birth

 * 1800 - 2000 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1866 - 1964 at FamilySearch.org — index

Death

 * 1898 - 1994 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1908 - 2004 North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1931 - 1994 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * 1958 - 2004North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriages

 * 1741 - 2004 North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1759 - 1979 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1762 - 1969 at FamilySearch.org — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Macon Co Historical Society and Genealogical Society 36 W Main St Franklin, NC 28734 Phone:828-524-9758

Macon County Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Franklin North Carolina Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Macon County, NC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * Macon County, NCGenWeb - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project