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Discover the History of Telfair County
Explore the families, cemeteries, schools, churches, communities, photographs, and records that preserve the story of Telfair County, Georgia.
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Telfair County Research Collections
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Cemeteries
Burial grounds, family cemeteries, coordinates, photographs, and transcription links.
02Marriage Records
Indexes arranged by date, groom, and bride, with research guidance.
03Communities
McRae-Helena, Lumber City, Jacksonville, Milan, Scotland, and rural communities.
04County History
Rivers, railroads, timber, county formation, towns, churches, and family life.
05Schools
Documented schools, community-attested schools, photographs, and source notes.
06Research Resources
Courthouse records, archives, libraries, maps, newspapers, and statewide resources.
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More Than Names and Dates
Telfair County’s story runs through pine woods, river routes, railroads, churches, cemeteries, schools, and families whose roots reach across communities large and small. This growing archive preserves both the records and the places behind them.
Read the county history →Telfair Timeline
- 1807Telfair County was created from Wilkinson County.
- River EraTravel, crossings, ferries, and trade shaped early communities.
- Railroad EraRail lines transformed towns, commerce, and migration.
- TodayRecords and family memories are preserved digitally.
Telfair County Photo Gallery
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County Facts
- County
- Telfair County, Georgia
- Created
- December 10, 1807
- Formed from
- Wilkinson County
- Named for
- Governor Edward Telfair
- First county seat
- Jacksonville
- Present county seat
- McRae-Helena
- Principal waterways
- Ocmulgee and Little Ocmulgee rivers
- Research focus
- Genealogy, records, photographs, and local history
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