Macon County, Alabama Genealogy

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



Description
Macon County was created on 18 December 1832 and was named for Nathaniel Macon, a member of the United States Senate from North Carolina. Its county seat is Tuskegee. It is located in the east-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Macon County Courthouse 101 E. Rosa Parks Ave. Ste. 300 PO Box 830723 Tuskegee, AL 36803 Phone: 334-724-2614 Macon County Website Probate Judge has marriage, probate and land records from 1835. Clerk Circuit Court has court records from 1868.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator.

Biographies

 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Pg. 205. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, HathiTrust.
 * Macon County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project

Census Records
State Census


 * 1855   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1866  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1907, 1921, 1927  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Church Records

 * 1831-1994  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1776-1953 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1838-1870 (*); Commissioners' Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1839-1886 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

 * 1865-1872  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only

Funeral Homes

 * Burton's Funeral Home in Tuskegee
 * Corbitt's Funeral Home in Tuskegee
 * McKenzie's Funeral Home in Tuskegee
 * Peoples Funeral Home in Tuskegee
 * Webster Progressive Funeral Home in Shorter

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * Alabama Maps and Blueprints Collection at Alabama Department of Archives and History – maps can be browsed by location or subject

Military Records
Multiple Wars
 * ca.1918-ca.1962  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection; index, images at partner site
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, images at partner site
 * 1861-1865 Civil War Service Database at Alabama Department of Archives and History - index
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1871-1880  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1880-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1907, 1921, 1927  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History


 * - 1st Battalion, Alabama Artillery, Company B and D
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D "Southern Rifles
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C "Tuskegee Light Infantry"
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company L "Dixie Eagles"
 * - 4th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B
 * - 6th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B [subsequently, Company L]
 * - 12th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F "Macon Confederates"
 * - 12th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K "Tom Watt's Rebels"
 * - 15th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C
 * - 23rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B
 * - 37th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D
 * - 45th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B, D, E, G and H
 * - 46th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D and F
 * - 61st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A, B, C, E, H and I

World War I
 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1917-1918 Alabama World War I Service Records at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images
 * 1917-1918 Alabama World War I Gold Star Files at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images

World War II
 * 1940-1945  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1940-1966 Alabama Active Military Service Reports at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images

Newspapers

 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History
 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)

Other Records
Voter Registration
 * 1834-1981  at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection; index and some images

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1985 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1830-1976 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1832-1940 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1834-1930 (*); Probate and Orphans' Courts at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1836-1953 (*); Probate and Orphans' Courts at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1838-1870 (*); Commissioners' Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1839-1886 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1865-1866 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry $

Birth

 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($)
 * 1800-1969 Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1802-1825 Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1825 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1920 Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1816-1957  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1818-1936 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1834-1842 Marriages 1834-1842 at Southeastern Genealogy ($)
 * 1834-1931 Macon County Marriage Books 1 and 3-6 Index 1834-1931 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1881-1952 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1959 Alabama, Death Index, 1908-1959 Ancestry ($)
 * 1908-1974  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Archives
Alabama Department of Archives and History 624 Washington Ave PO Box 300100 Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone: 334-242-4435 Email: [mailto:mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov] Website Facebook Macon County Archives 210 North Elm St. Tuskegee, AL 36083 Phone: 334-724-2619

FamilySearch Centers

 * Montgomery Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Wetumpka Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * The Alabama Department of Archives - an affiliate library
 * Elmore County Museum - an affiliate library

Libraries
Macon County-Tuskegee Public Library 1809-B Franklin Road (Temporary location) Tuskegee, AL 36088 Phone: 334-727-5192 Email: [mailto:librarystaff@mctpl.us librarystaff@mctpl.us] Website Facebook

Societies
Genealogical Society of East Alabama 205 South 10th Street PO Box 2892 Opelika, AL 36803-2892 Email: [mailto:gsofea@gmail.com gsofea@gmail.com] Website Facebook Macon County Genealogical Society c/o Tuskegee Public Library 302 S Main Street Tuskegee, AL 36083 Website Macon County Heritage Society and History c/o Tuskegee Public Library 302 S Main Street Tuskegee, AL 36083 Email: [mailto:bmalvich@yahoo.com bmalvich@yahoo.com] Website

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * USGenWeb Archives Project. Record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
 * Macon County ALGenWeb. Record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Macon County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.