Telfair Woods, Georgia

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Telfair Woods
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 June 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.

Coordinates: 33°05′37″N81°49′25″W / 33.09361°N 81.82361°W / 33.09361; -81.82361