Welcome to Macon County ...

Time Zone: Macon County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Franklin is the Seat for Macon County.

Macon County was founded in 1828 and was created by taking area from Haywood County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Macon had a population of 35,858 people. This is an increase of 5.59% since the last Census (which gave a population of 33,959 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Macon represented 0.36% of the total population of North Carolina.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to North Carolina
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  • Website for the //archives.ncdcr.gov/

• Websites specific to Macon County
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• Websites for nearby counties
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  • Graham County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cemeteries of Macon County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of North Carolina