Evolution of
Macon County
1793 to the Present

Taken from Origin & Evolution of IL Co's by State of IL
Distributed by Sec of State

 

Northwest Territory- 1790 Knox County

Indiana Territory- 1801 St Clair County

Illinois Territory- 1812 Madison County

Illinois Territory- 1815 Edwards County except (Niantic is in Madison County)

Illinois Territory- 1816 Crawford County except (Niantic is in Madison County)

Illinois Territory- 1817 Crawford County except (Niantic is in Bond County)

 

Illinois Becomes A State - 1818

 

State of Illinois- 1819 Clark County except (Niantic is in Bond County)

State of Illinois- 1821 Fayette County except (Niantic is in Sangamon County)

State of Illinois- 1827 Shelby County except (Niantic is in Sangamon County)

State of Illinois- 1829 MACON COUNTY FORMED - includes parts of DeWitt, Piatt & Moultrie County's (Niantic is still in Sangamon Co)

- 1839 DeWitt is established

- 1839 Niantic area is added to Macon Co

- 1841 Piatt County is established

- 1843 Moultrie County is established

 

MACON COUNTY NOW COVERS THE AREA IT DOES TODAY