Macon, Texas | |
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  Macon  Macon | |
| Coordinates: 33°05′19″N95°07′40″W / 33.08861°N 95.12778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Franklin |
| Elevation | 456 ft (139 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 903, 430 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1378632 [1] |
Macon is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Texas, United States. [1]
It is unknown when the community was first settled, but Macon was not founded until the 1880s. A post office was established at Macon in 1891 and remained in operation until 1906. The community had a store, a sawmill, a cotton gin, a blacksmith shop, and 25 residents in 1896. It became a gathering place for farmers. Macon had a population of 75 that was served by two churches, a store, and a cemetery in the 1930s. It began to decline after World War II and only had the cemetery, church, and several scattered houses remaining by 1985. [2]
Macon is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 21 and 3007, 8 mi (13 km) away from Mount Vernon in southeastern Franklin County. [2]
Macon had its own school in the 1930s. [2] Today, the community is served by the Mount Vernon Independent School District.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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