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Macon

The county was formed in 1828 from the western part of Haywood County. It was named for Nathaniel Macon, who represented North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives from 1791 to 1815 (serving as Speaker of the House from 1801 to 1807), and in the United States Senate from 1815 to 1828.

In 1839 the western part of Macon County became Cherokee County. In 1851 parts of Macon County and Haywood County were combined to form Jackson County. Source Wikipedia

Macon County NCGenweb

Macon County Historical Society
P.O. Box 822
Franklin, NC 28734

Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 2122
Asheville, NC 28802
(covers Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Swain, and Transylvania Counties)

Macon County Courthouse
5 West Main St
County Courthouse
Franklin, NC 28734

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Cities and towns in Macon County:

Burningtown
Cartoogechaye
Cowee
Cullasaja
East Franklin
Ellijay
Franklin (County Seat)
Hickory Knoll
Higdonville
Highlands
Iotla
Otto
Prentiss
Riverside
Scaly Mountain
Union
Watauga

News related to Macon County, NC

“macon county” nc – Google News

Failed retaining wall contributed to Maggie slide – Asheville Citizen-Times

Failed retaining wall contributed to Maggie slide
Asheville Citizen-Times
Landslides, like the two-mile-long slide in 2004 that killed four people in the Macon County community of Peeks Creek, have cost the region $13.4 million in

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Jackson sheriff drug hauls aid youth sports – Asheville Citizen-Times

Jackson sheriff drug hauls aid youth sports
Asheville Citizen-Times
In Macon County, the process is generally the same. Finance Officer Evelyn Southard said the money “has to be used for law enforcement.” The NC Department

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Maggie Valley residents escape massive mudslide – Asheville Citizen-Times


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Maggie Valley residents escape massive mudslide
Asheville Citizen-Times
Recalling the 2004 mudslide that washed away 15 homes and killed five people in the Macon County community of Peeks Creek, Wooten said it's fortunate that
Friday night mudslide in Maggie Valley not uncommonMountain Xpress

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Mother Nature’s fury reminds again of the need for slopes laws – Asheville Citizen-Times

Mother Nature's fury reminds again of the need for slopes laws
Asheville Citizen-Times
In the Macon County community of Peeks creek, 15 homes were destroyed and five people left dead in slides triggered by tropical storms in 2004.

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Ice causes power outages across WNC – Asheville Citizen-Times

Ice causes power outages across WNC
Asheville Citizen-Times
The good niews is the outages in Macon County have declined to five, down nearly 300 in two hours. Progress Energy is reporting 3460 customers without power

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Asheville, Buncombe, all of Western North Carolina begin to dig out from … – Asheville Citizen-Times

Asheville, Buncombe, all of Western North Carolina begin to dig out from
Asheville Citizen-Times
Shelters remain open today at Trinity Baptist Church in West Asheville, Cartoogechawe Elementary School in Macon County, Golden Age Center in Jackson County

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