Welcome to Macon ...The city of Macon is primarily located in Bibb County<1> and is the County Seat for Bibb County. A portion of Macon extends into Jones County. Macon was established in 1823. When the people of Macon refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Maconite<2> See our Genealogy Helper Page for Macon for more information about variations on the name of Macon. The community of Macon is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Macon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Macon: 478 The ZIP codes for Macon: 31201-31211, 31213, 31216-31217, 31220-31221, 31294-31296<4> Communities Also Named Macon ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Macon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Macon. Websites for Macon ...Official Website: www.cityofmacon.net/ Junior League: jlmacon.org/ Communities near Macon ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Macon.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Macon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Macon. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Macon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Macon. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Macon. Our list includes 85 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Macon. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Macon ...Looking for more information about Macon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Macon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Macon. Adding Macon to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Macon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Macon was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1823. For more details, see References and Mentions for Macon. Footnotes ...
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