Macon County, North Carolina

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[http://www.maconnc.org/ Macon County&nbsp;Courthouse]<br>Franklin, NC 28734-3005<br>Phone: 828-349-2095<br><br>Register of Deeds has marriage and land records<br>Clerk Superior Court has probate and court records<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Macon County, North Carolina. Page 510 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> Macon County was recreated from Haywood in 1828<br>
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[http://www.maconnc.org/ Macon County&nbsp;Courthouse]<br>Franklin, NC 28734-3005<br>Phone: 828-349-2095<br><br>Register of Deeds has marriage and land records<br>Clerk Superior Court has probate and court records<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Macon County, North Carolina. Page 510 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> Macon County was recreated from Haywood in 1828<br>  
  
 
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The county is named after U.S. Senator [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Macon Nathaniel Macon] (1758-1837).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Macon "Nathaniel Macon"], Wikipedia.</ref>  
 
The county is named after U.S. Senator [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Macon Nathaniel Macon] (1758-1837).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Macon "Nathaniel Macon"], Wikipedia.</ref>  
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*[http://archives.ncdcr.gov/FindingAids/containerlists/MaconCountyWills.pdf Macon County Wills, 1830-1966] - index of wills held at the NC State Library&nbsp;
 
*[http://archives.ncdcr.gov/FindingAids/containerlists/MaconCountyWills.pdf Macon County Wills, 1830-1966] - index of wills held at the NC State Library&nbsp;
  
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*'''1829-1927''' - {{RecordSearch|1867501|Will Books (1829-1927)|access=browse}} have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
 
*'''1829-1927''' - {{RecordSearch|1867501|Will Books (1829-1927)|access=browse}} have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
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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[1] Macon County was recreated from Haywood in 1828

History

Nathaniel Macon.JPG

The county is named after U.S. Senator Nathaniel Macon (1758-1837).[2]

Parent County

1828--Macon County was created in 1828 from Haywood County.
County seat: Franklin [3]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Many records are missing.

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Cemeteries

Many of Macon County's cemeteries have been surveyed, and the surveys placed online: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/region/southeast/ncmacon/cemeteries.html

The Macon County Historical Society is planning to release a compilation of the county's cemetery surveys in book form.

Census

For tips on accessing Macon County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.

Church

Court

Education

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Civil War

Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.

Newspapers

Probate

State Archives
County Courthouse

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries 

Macon County Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

Web Sites

References

  1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Macon County, North Carolina. Page 510 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
  2. ↑ "Nathaniel Macon", Wikipedia.
  3. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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