Macon County Courthouse

Contact Information

Macon County Courthouse
253 E. Wood St.
Decatur, IL 62523
217-424-1305 — County Clerk
217-424-1454 — Circuit Clerk
217-424-1359 — Recorder

IRAD Depository
LIB 144
University of Illinois at Springfield
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407
217-206-6520

Established

January 19, 1829 (Laws, 1829, p. 28)

Origin of the name of the county

Named for Nathaniel Macon, a Colonel during the Revolution and later a Representative and United States Senator in Congress from North Carolina. He strenuously opposed the adoption of the United States Constitution as conferring powers on the Federal government, which should be reserved, to the states.

Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in:

1821-1829 — Shelby
1821-1827 — Fayette
1821-1829 — Sangamon
1819-1821 — Clark
1817-1821 — Bond
1816-1819 — Crawford
1812-1817 — Madison
1815-1816 — Edwards
1801-1812 — St. Clair
1790-1801 — Knox, Northwest Territory

County Seats

1829 - 1830 — Home of James Ward
1830 - — Decatur

History of County Governing Board

1829 - 1849 — County Commissioners' Court
1849 - 1860 — County Court
1859 - — County Board of Supervisors

Township Government

Adopted — November 8, 1859

Township Names

Austin:	—
Blue Mound:	—
Friends Creek:	—
Harristown:	Name changed from Harris in May, 1860.
Hickory Point:	Name changed from Hickory in May, 1860
Illini:	Formed from Harristown in February, 1864.
Long Creek:	—
Maroa:	—
Milam:	Formed from Mt. Zion (date unknown).
Mt. Zion:	—
Niantic:	—
Oaley:	—
Pleasant View:	Formed from Blue Mound and South Macon (date unknown).
South Macon:	—
South Wheatland:	—
Whitmore:	—