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