Welcome to Macon County ...
Time Zone: Macon County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Macon is the Seat for Macon County.
Macon County was founded in 1837. Macon was created by taking area from Chariton and Randolph Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Macon had a population of 15,111 people. This is a decrease of 2.92% since the last Census (which gave a population of 15,566 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Macon represented 0.26% of the total population of Missouri.
Below are some of the communities located in Macon County:
- Atlanta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Atlanta is located in Macon County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Bevier
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Bevier is located in Macon County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
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- Callao
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Elmer is located in Macon County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Ethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- La Plata
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Macon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Macon is located in Macon County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,341 people
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- New Cambria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cambria
- New Cambria is located in Macon County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cambria <3>
- South Gifford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gifford
- South Gifford is located in Macon County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Websites specific to Macon County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Chariton County
- Knox County
- Linn County
- Monroe County
- Randolph County
- Shelby County
- Sullivan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |