Macon County, Tennessee

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Tennessee
Surnames/tags: Tennessee Appalachia

Welcome to the Macon County, Tennessee Project!

Contents 1 Project Purpose 1.1 How to Join the Tennessee Project 1.2 How to Join the Appalachia Project 2 List of Things to Do 3 Macon County History 3.1 Historic Sites/Landmarks 3.2 Macon County Notables 4 Geography 4.1 Adjacent counties 5 Government Offices 6 Resources and Records 6.1 On WikiTree 6.2 On the Internet 7 Communities 7.1 Cities 7.2 Unincorporated Communities 8 See also 9 Sources

Project Purpose

The purpose of this sub-project is to have a foundation for all things genealogy, and more, relating to Macon County, Tennessee.

How to Join the Tennessee Project

1. See the main project page here for instructions on how to join.
2. Add (Tennessee) and (us_history) to your G2G tag feed.

How to Join the Appalachia Project

1. See the main project page here for instructions on how to join.
2. Add Appalachia to your G2G tag feed.

List of Things to Do

1. Add the county category to applicable profiles
2. Ensure Macon County profiles are well-sourced
3. Work on connecting Macon County profiles to the one tree
4. Add genealogy resources to this page

Macon County History

Macon County was established in 1842. Its territory was taken from parts of Smith and Sumner counties. It was named after Nathaniel Macon, a veteran of the Revolutionary War and a United States Senator.

Historic Sites/Landmarks

Macon County Notables

Geography

Macon County is part of Middle Tennessee, one of Tennessee's Three Grand Divisions. These divisions are not only geographic, but also cultural and defined in state law. Macon County is also part of the Central Region of Appalachia.

Adjacent counties

• Monroe County, Kentucky - northeast
• Clay County - east
• Jackson County - southeast
• Smith County - - south
• Trousdale County - southwest
• Sumner County - west
• Allen County, Kentucky - northwest

Government Offices

• Macon County website

Resources and Records

On WikiTree

• Macon County Cemeteries

On the Internet

• Macon County Genealogy on FamilySearch
• Macon County Genealogy Fact Sheets
• Macon County Genealogy Trails
• Macon County USGenWeb
• Macon County USGenWeb Archives
• Goodspeed’s History Of Macon County (1882)
• Macon County on Wikipedia

Communities

Cities

• Lafayette (county seat)
• Red Boiling Springs

Unincorporated Communities

• Beech Bottom
• Beech Hill
• Hillsdale
• Willette

See also

Sources