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

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.

Marriages

 * 1833-1941 - Macon County Marriage Index 1833-1941. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Societies and Libraries
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