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Telfair County Georgia GenWeb

Preserving the genealogy, history, communities, records, and family stories of Telfair County, Georgia — from river crossings and railroads to churches, cemeteries, schools, and local memory.

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Welcome to Telfair County Georgia GenWeb

Welcome to the Telfair County page of the Georgia GenWeb Project. This site is dedicated to collecting and sharing historical and genealogical information for Telfair County families, researchers, descendants, and anyone with an interest in the people and places that shaped this part of South Georgia.

Contributions are welcome. If you have cemetery updates, obituaries, family information, historic photographs, school records, church histories, or other Telfair County material to share, please contact the county coordinator.
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Telfair County’s story is one of pine woods, river routes, railroads, churches, cemeteries, schools, and families whose roots stretch across communities large and small.

This site can serve as both a genealogy resource and a growing local history hub — preserving not just names and dates, but the places and stories behind them.

Historic Telfair County landmark

Telfair County Photo Gallery

Historic view of Lumber City

Lumber City

Historic downtown Lumber City

Telfair County cemetery

Cemeteries & Memory

Telfair County contains dozens of cemeteries and historic burial grounds, ranging from large municipal cemeteries to small family plots dating back to the early 1800s.

Historic Telfair County school

Schools & Community

Powell school.**Do you have memories, photographs, yearbooks, class lists, teacher names, report cards, newspaper clippings, or any information about Powell School—or any past or present school in Telfair County?** I would love to help preserve that history for future generations. Please contact me and share anything you may have. Even small details can help complete the story of our county’s schools. **Rachael (Nikki) Mincey** Telfair County Coordinator *Let’s make sure the history of every Telfair County school is remembered.*