Macon County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Macon County

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

County Courthouse
Probate Judge has marriage, probate and land records from 1835; Clerk Circuit court has Court Trecords from 1868

History


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

Parent County
1832--Macon County was created 18 December 1832 from the Creek Cession of 1832. County seat: Tuskegee

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Alabama county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Alabama County Boundary Maps" (1799-1980) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Alabama counties see: Alabama Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Bullock
 * Elmore
 * Lee
 * Montgomery
 * Russell
 * Tallapoosa

Biography

 * Macon County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project - free.

Cemeteries

 * Macon County, Alabama Cemeteries. n.d. Digital version at - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)

Civil War
Civil War service men from Macon County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Macon County.


 * - 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

Taxation

 * 1865-1866 - U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Macon County is in District 2.

Vital Records
See also How to order Alabama Vital Records

Marriage

 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry – ($); Index. contains over 12,000 names. Each entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state. Every name is indexed so you can search for one name, or two names that are linked.


 * 1834-1931 - Macon County Marriage Books 1 and 3-6 Index 1834-1931 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1834-1878, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry – ($); Index. This collection is comprised of indexes created by several agencies - the Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Jordan Dodd of Liahona Research, and Hunting For Bears.


 * 1834–1879 "Alabama Marriages, 1809–1920" at Ancestry – ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage records from the state. Researchers will find the names of both bride and groom along with the marriage date. The county where the ceremony was performed is also provided. Containing about 150,000 records and the names of nearly 300,000 men and women.


 * Marriages at ALGenWeb - free

Death

 * 1881–1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry – ($); Index. Volunteers extracted the details in this index from microfilmed copies of church, civil, family, and other records of Alabama deaths and burials. details vary depending on the original record. Note that the number of available records can vary widely by county, and this database does not necessarily represent a comprehensive set of death records for the state during this time.


 * 1908–1959 Index to Deaths Recorded by the State of Alabama at Ancestry – ($); Index. The index includes name of the deceased, county of death, date of death, and the state certificate number (volume and page).


 * 1908-1974 - at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free

Societies and Libraries

 * List of Alabama Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Libraries
Macon County-Tuskegee Public Library 302 South Main Street Tuskegee, Alabama 36083 Telephone: 334-727-5192

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Macon County Alabama Genealogy Websites

 * Macon County, AL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * USGenWeb Archives Project ~ contains 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)
 * Macon County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)