Macon (NC)

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
- Swain County
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- Jackson County
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- Rabun County
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- Clay County
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- Cherokee County
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- Graham County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
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- 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

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.