Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Macon County, Illinois.
Official Wesbite
Macon County was formed on January 19, 1829 out of Shelby County. It was named for Nathaniel Macon, a Colonel in the Revolutionary War. Macon later served as senator from North Carolina until his resignation in 1828. In 1830, future US President Abraham Lincoln and his family moved to Macon County.
Adjacent Counties
- DeWitt County
- Piatt County
- Logan County
- Sangamon County
- Christian County
- Shelby County
- Moultrie County
Cities & Villages
- Argenta
- Blue Mound
- Decatur (County Seat)
- Forsyth
- Harristown
- Long Creek
- Macon
- Maroa
- Mount Zion
- Niantic
- Oreana
- Warrensburg
Other Townships & Communities: Austin, Bearsdale, Blackland, Boody, Bulldog Crossing, Casner, Elwin, Emery, Friends Creek, Heman, Hervey City, Hickory Point, Illini, Milam, Newburg, Oakley, Pleasant View, Prairie Hall, Sangamon, South Macon, South Wheatlland, Walker and Whitmore
Cemeteries
Links
National Register of Historic Places
Decatur & Macon County Genealogical Society