When was Macon County founded?

Macon County was founded in 1832, formed from Montgomery County and Pike County, and named after Nathaniel Macon.

What is the county seat of Macon County?

The county seat of Macon County is Tuskegee.

Is there an online parcel map for Macon County?

Yes. Macon County publishes a parcel map of 19,185 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.

Has Macon County's boundary or name changed?

Macon County was created in 1832 from Montgomery County and Pike County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 9 later changes, chiefly involving Tallapoosa County, Lee. County and Russell County.

Is my lot in a flood zone?

We do not have flood maps for Macon County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

County · code 01087

Macon CountyAlabama

Macon County is a county in Alabama, formed on December 18, 1832, from Montgomery and Pike counties, with its county seat in Tuskegee. The county was named after Nathaniel Macon.

Founded1832
County seatTuskegee
Named forNathaniel Macon
Land area609 sq mi + 4.5 sq mi water
Population19,532 2020 Census
Parcels mapped19,185 checked 14 October 2026

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Updated 19 October 2026

Census outline · seat marked

History

Formed in 1832 from Montgomery County and Pike County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Macon was created from Montgomery and Pike on December 18, 1832. Over the following decades, Macon's boundaries shifted through exchanges with surrounding counties, gaining and losing territory to Montgomery, Pike, Russell, Tallapoosa, and—in 1866—losing significant area to the creation of Bullock and Lee.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

1832
Macon County created Macon created from Montgomery and Pike.
from Montgomery from Pike
18 December 1832 · Ala. Acts 1832, ann. sess., no. 11, sec. 8/p. 10
1834
Gained territory Macon gained from Montgomery.
from Montgomery
1 January 1834 · Ala. Acts 1833, ann. sess., no. 10/p. 6
1837
Gained territory Macon gained from Pike.
from Pike
20 December 1837 · Ala. Acts 1837, ann. sess., no. 27/p. 20
1845
Lost territory Macon lost to Tallapoosa.
to Tallapoosa
27 January 1845 · Ala. Acts 1844, ann. sess., no. 120/p. 66
1846
Gained territory Macon gained from Tallapoosa.
from Tallapoosa
2 February 1846 · Ala. Acts 1845, ann. sess., no. 178/p. 154

Show all 10 changes (5 more, mostly small adjustments)

1832
Macon County created Macon created from Montgomery and Pike.
from Montgomery from Pike
18 December 1832 · Ala. Acts 1832, ann. sess., no. 11, sec. 8/p. 10
1834
Gained territory Macon gained from Montgomery.
from Montgomery
1 January 1834 · Ala. Acts 1833, ann. sess., no. 10/p. 6
1837
Gained territory Macon gained from Pike.
from Pike
20 December 1837 · Ala. Acts 1837, ann. sess., no. 27/p. 20
1837
Lost territory Macon lost small area to Russell.
to Russell
25 December 1837 · Ala. Acts 1837, ann. sess., no. 84/p. 78
1843
Gained territory Macon gained small area from Russell to accommodate local property owner.
from Russell
11 February 1843 · Ala. Acts 1842, ann. sess., no. 197/p. 157
1845
Lost territory Macon lost to Tallapoosa.
to Tallapoosa
27 January 1845 · Ala. Acts 1844, ann. sess., no. 120/p. 66
1846
Gained territory Macon gained from Tallapoosa.
from Tallapoosa
2 February 1846 · Ala. Acts 1845, ann. sess., no. 178/p. 154
1866
Lost territory Macon lost to creation of Bullock and Lee.
to Bullock to Lee.
5 December 1866 · Ala. Acts 1866, reg. sess., no. 61, sec. 1/p. 50; no. 84, sec. 1/p. 65
1879
Gained territory Macon gained small area from Lee.
from Lee.
13 February 1879 · Ala. Acts 1878, bien. sess., no. 198/p. 227
1885
Gained territory Macon gained small area from Tallapoosa.
from Tallapoosa
17 February 1885 · Ala. Acts 1884, bien. sess., no. 379/p. 676

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Macon

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Parcels Good enough

Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 19,185 parcels from Macon County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 29 July 2026 · checked 14 October 2026
Address points Missing

No public address points layer found for Macon County yet.
Buildings Reference

Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026

Official: from the office that keeps the record
Good enough: a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback: a guide only; check the official record
Missing: nothing public found yet

People and land

Macon by the Census

Population

19,532 2020 Census count

Housing units

9,604 2020 Census count

Land area

609 square miles

Water area

4.5 square miles

People per sq mi

32 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Records

Assessor and property recordsfrom maconcountyal.com · checked 13 October 2026

County government

County government
The official website of Macon County.
maconcountyal.com

See your own lot on these maps

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Questions

Common questions about Macon County

When was Macon County founded?: Macon County was founded in 1832, formed from Montgomery County and Pike County, and named after Nathaniel Macon.
What is the county seat of Macon County?: The county seat of Macon County is Tuskegee.
Is there an online parcel map for Macon County?: Yes. Macon County publishes a parcel map of 19,185 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Macon County's boundary or name changed?: Macon County was created in 1832 from Montgomery County and Pike County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 9 later changes, chiefly involving Tallapoosa County, Lee. County and Russell County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?: We do not have flood maps for Macon County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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