Macon County, Missouri Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records 1883-1893; County Recorder has marriage and land records; Clerk of the Circuit Court has divorce records; Circuit Court Division 2 has probate records.

History


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


 * History of Randolph and Macon Counties, Missouri : written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources : at Ancestry.com ($)

Parent County
1837--Macon County was created 6 January 1837 from Randolph County. County seat: Macon

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Missouri county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Missouri County Boundary Maps" (1804-1889) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog




 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties
Adair •  Chariton  •  Knox  •  Linn  •  Monroe  •  Randolph  •  Shelby

Cemeteries

 * Macon County, Missouri, Cemetery Records, Vol. 1-11 at Ancestry.com ($)


 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Access Genealogy

Court

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1838-1880 Macon County, Missouri, Will Records &amp; Marriage Records: 1838-80 at Ancestry.com $

Funeral Homes
[Greening-Eagan-Hayes Funeral Home]

Local Histories

 * General history of Macon County, Missouri. Chicago, Illinois : H. Taylor, 1910.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)


 * History of Randolph and Macon Counties, Missouri : written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources : including a history of their townships, towns and villages : together with a condensed history of Missouri, a reliable and detailed history of Randolph and Macon Counties, their pioneer record, resources, biographical sketches of prominent citizens, general and local statistics of great value, incidents and reminiscences. St. Louis, Missouri : National Historical Co., 1884.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps



 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.


 * Map of Macon County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Macon County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.

Military

 * 1900-1941 at FamilySearch — images

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * at FamilySearch — images

Regiments

Service men in Macon County, Missouri served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Macon County, Missouri:

World War II

 * 1941 - 1946 at FamilySearch — index

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Moberly newspapers from the early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Macon County communities.

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1750 – 1988 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1766 - 1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Births

 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1857-1868 - Macon County Birth Index 1857-1868. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1750-1920 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1805-2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837-1883 - Macon County Marriage Books A thru D Index 1837-1883. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1867-1882 - Macon County Marriage Books E and F Index 1867-1882. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881-1883 - Macon County Marriage Book 1 Index 1881-1883. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1883-1885 - Macon County Marriage Book 2 Index 1883-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1838-1880 Macon County, Missouri, Will Records &amp; Marriage Records: 1838-80 at Ancestry.com $

Deaths

 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1834 - 1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

 * List of Missouri Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Historical Society
Macon County Historical Society PO Box 304 Macon, MO 63552 Phone: (660) 395-0266 Website

Library
Macon County Library 210 N Rutherford Macon, MO 63552 Phone: (660) 385-3314 Email: maconlibrary @ gmail.com Website