Macon County Illinois Genealogy and History

County Seat: Decatur

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History

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.

Communities

Cities: Decatur (county seat and largest municipality), Macon, Maroa.

Villages: Argenta, Blue Mound, Forsyth, Harristown, Long Creek, Mount Zion, Niantic, Oreana, Warrensburg.

Census-designated place: Boody.

Unincorporated communities: Bearsdale, Blackland, Bulldog Crossing, Casner, Elwin, Emery, Heman, Hervey City, Newburg, Oakley, Prairie Hall, Sangamon, Walker.

Townships: Austin, Blue Mound, Decatur, Friends Creek, Harristown, Hickory Point, Illini, Long Creek, Maroa, Milam (former, now defunct, after merger with Mount Zion Township), Mount Zion, Niantic, Oakley, Pleasant View, South Macon, South Wheatland, Whitmore.

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Adjacent Counties

De Witt County - north
Piatt County - northeast
Moultrie County - southeast
Shelby County - south
Christian County - southwest
Sangamon County - west
Logan County - northwest