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      • Macon (/ ˈmeɪkən / MAY-kən), officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in Georgia, United States.
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  2. Macon (/ ˈmeɪkən / MAY-kən), officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in Georgia, United States. Situated near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is 85 miles (137 km) southeast of Atlanta and near the state's geographic center—hence its nickname "The Heart of Georgia".

  3. Sep 28, 2024 · Macon, city, seat (1823) of Bibb county, central Georgia, U.S., on the Ocmulgee River at the fall line. Its incorporated area extends into Jones county to the northeast. The original settlement, Newtown, developed around Fort Hawkins (1806). In 1822 a town was laid out across the river and named.

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  4. Macon, officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in Georgia, United States. Situated near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River , it is 85 miles southeast of Atlanta and near the state's geographic center—hence its nickname "The Heart of Georgia".

  5. Jan 21, 2003 · Macon, the seat of Bibb County, is the retail, medical, financial, educational, and cultural center of a still predominantly rural section of middle Georgia. Named for North Carolina statesman and U.S.senator Nathaniel Macon, the city was established at the point where the Upper Coastal Plain rises to join the Piedmont, above which the Ocmulgee ...

  6. Jan 22, 2022 · Macon is a city located in the US state of Georgia. It sits in an area where ancient Native American peoples constructed impressive mounds that can still be viewed today. Macon itself was founded in the early 19th century. It grew quickly, largely due to the lucrative cotton industry.

  7. Known as the “Heart of Georgia,” Macon is in central Georgia, just over an hour’s drive from Atlanta. It’s also known as the “Cherry Blossom Capital of the World” because of the city’s 300,000 Yoshino cherry trees.

  8. Macon is a city in central Georgia, USA. It is among the largest metropolitan areas in Georgia, and the county seat of Bibb County. It is near the center of Georgia, about 75 miles (129 km) south of Atlanta, that's why the city's called the Heart of Georgia.

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