Macon County IL Genealogy

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Macon Records by Type

Birth Records (7)
Cemetery Records (170)
Census Records (64)
Church Records (51)
City Directories (71)
Court Records (3)
Death Records (32)
Histories and Genealogies (60)
Immigration Records (4)
Land Records (8)
Map Records (32)
Marriage Records (22)
Military Records (16)
Miscellaneous Records (2)
Newspapers and Obituaries (139)
Probate Records (10)
School Records (75)
Tax Records (3)

Macon County Records by City/Town

Argenta Genealogy (41)
Austin Genealogy (38)
Blue Mound Genealogy (64)
Decatur Genealogy (353)
Harristown Genealogy (45)
Hickory Point Genealogy (43)
Illini Genealogy (39)
Long Creek Genealogy (43)

Macon Genealogy (52)
Maroa Genealogy (62)
Mount Zion Genealogy (57)
Niantic Genealogy (46)
Oakley Genealogy (51)
Oreana Genealogy (38)
South Wheatland Genealogy (39)
Warrensburg Genealogy (48)

Overview of Macon County Records

  • Macon County was created in 1829 from Shelby County.
  • Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
  • The Macon County Clerk has birth records starting from 1850 to 1916, marriage records from 1829, and death records from 1877 to 1916.
  • The Macon County Recorder has land records from 1827.
  • The Macon County Circuit Court Clerk has probate records from 1831 and court records from 1829.
  • Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.