Telfair County, Georgia

Cedar Park

A rural community area between McRae-Helena and Lumber City

Cedar Park Community

Cedar Park is a rural community area in Telfair County, Georgia, located along Cedar Park Road between McRae-Helena and Lumber City. Though never incorporated as a town, it has long been part of the county’s agricultural, timber, church, and family-centered landscape.

The Cedar Park area developed during the early settlement of Telfair County in the 1800s. It is closely associated with nearby rural communities, including Neilly, where families established homes, churches, cemeteries, and local gathering places.

Genealogy Note: Records for Cedar Park may appear under nearby communities, churches, land districts, cemetery names, or family surnames rather than under “Cedar Park” alone.

The area was shaped by farming, timber, and the naval stores industry. Churches and cemeteries in and around Cedar Park served as centers of community life and remain important resources for historical and genealogical research today.

Location

Located along Cedar Park Road between McRae-Helena and Lumber City.

Community Life

Farming, timber, churches, cemeteries, and family ties shaped the area.

Research Value

Cemetery, church, land, census, and family records may help researchers.

Today

Today, Cedar Park remains a quiet rural area made up of homes, farmland, wooded land, and long-standing family connections. While it is no longer a defined village, the name continues to be used locally and is associated with historic church sites, cemeteries, and rural roads.

Research Notes

Researchers looking for Cedar Park families should review cemetery records, church histories, land deeds, census records, obituaries, family Bibles, and nearby community histories. Because rural place names often overlapped, records may also be connected with McRae, Lumber City, Neilly, China Hill, or surrounding districts.

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Project Coordinators

County Coordinator:
Nikki Mincey
Telfair County, Georgia

State Coordinator:
Paula Perkins

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