Macon County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Macon County

County Courthouse
MACON COUNTY 101 E. Northside St Tuskegee, AL 36083 Phone (334) 724-2614

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

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.

Military
Civil War, 1861-1865

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, Companies B and D

Birth

 * 1881-1930 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Marriage

 * 1816-1957 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Incomplete.

Death

 * 1881-1952 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection


 * 1908-1974 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * 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)