Telfair Woods, Georgia

Telfair Woods is an unincorporated community in Burke County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

History

Variant names were "Fort Telfair" and "Telfairville".[1] A post office called Telfairville was established 1892, and remained in operation until 1907.[2] The original name "Telfairville" was bestowed in honor of Edward Telfair, the sixteenth governor of Georgia and a member of the Continental Congress.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Telfair Woods
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  3. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 223. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

33°05′37″N 81°49′25″W


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