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Macon County Alabama Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1343

Scope and Contents

This collection contains three microfilm reels.

Reel 1, (positive) 1837-1930 contains: Macon County Ledger (1928-1930); Macon County Accounts (1863-1868); shipping receipts with Tuskegee Railroad Co. (March - August 1863); County Treasurers report (February - October 1837); and trial dockets (1853; 1867-1874)

Reel 2, (negative) 1866-1920 contains: Confederate pension records and other Court records.

Reel 2, (positive) 1866-1920 contains: Confederate pension records and other Court records.

Dates

  • 1837 - 1920

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Macon County, Alabama, was created in 1832 by the Alabama legislature. In 1866, portions of Macon County were used to form portions of Lee County. The county seat is in Tuskegee.

Extent

3 Reels (Three reels of microfilm (positive and negative))

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

This collection is in good condition.

Existence and Location of Originals

The original paper documents for this collection were returned to the Macon County, Alabama, County Courthouse Annex at Tuskegee in March 2002.

Processing Information

Accession 9-17-1969 was processed by LMH and Liz Yamaguchi, September 17, 1969.

Finding aid was revised, updated, and entered into ArchivesSpace by Tori Buchanan, November 11, 2022.

This collection was originally Record Group 182 but the number was recycled despite the microfilm remaining so a new Record Group was established 11/14/2022.

Title
Macon County Alabama Records
Subtitle
Record Group 1343
Status
Under Revision
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732