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Telfair CountyGeorgia

Telfair County is a county in Georgia with its seat in McRae. It was created on December 10, 1807, from Wilkinson County.

  • Founded1807
  • County seatMcRae
  • Land area437 sq mi + 6.7 sq mi water
  • Population12,477 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped8,871 checked 15 October 2026
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Where it is

Telfair on the map of Georgia

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History

Formed in 1807 from Wilkinson County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Telfair County was created from Wilkinson County in 1807. Over the following decades, the county's boundaries shifted multiple times as it lost territory to Montgomery County and gained and lost parcels to and from neighboring counties including Appling, Jasper, Ware, Irwin, and Pulaski.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1807
    Telfair County created Telfair created from Wilkinson.
    from Wilkinson
    · Clayton's Compilation, 357-359; "Laurens & Telfair, 1807"
  2. 1812
    Lost territory Telfair lost to Montgomery.
    to Montgomery
    · Lamar's Compilation, 200
  3. 1819
    Gained territory Telfair gained from Appling (1st dist.).
    from Appling
    · Lamar's Compilation, 234; McBride, "Plat of Appling, Dist. 1"
  4. 1820
    Lost territory Telfair lost to Montgomery.
    to Montgomery
    · Ga. Laws 1820, p. 75; Lamar's Compilation, 117
  5. 1825
    Gained territory Telfair gained from Appling and Ware (6th dist.).
    from Applingfrom Ware
    · Ga. Laws 1825, p. 61; Dawson's Compilation, 130
Show all 22 changes (17 more, mostly small adjustments)
  1. 1807
    Telfair County created Telfair created from Wilkinson.
    from Wilkinson
    · Clayton's Compilation, 357-359; "Laurens & Telfair, 1807"
  2. 1812
    Lost territory Telfair lost to Montgomery.
    to Montgomery
    · Lamar's Compilation, 200
  3. 1816
    Gained territory For criminal jurisdiction only, Telfair gained from Jasper a part of a large Indian land cession called the "unlocated territory," boundary description was vague.
    from Jasper
    · Lamar's Compilation, 218-220
  4. 1819
    Gained territory Telfair gained from Appling (1st dist.).
    from Appling
    · Lamar's Compilation, 234; McBride, "Plat of Appling, Dist. 1"
  5. 1820
    Lost territory Telfair lost to Montgomery.
    to Montgomery
    · Ga. Laws 1820, p. 75; Lamar's Compilation, 117
  6. 1825
    Gained territory Telfair gained from Appling and Ware (6th dist.).
    from Applingfrom Ware
    · Ga. Laws 1825, p. 61; Dawson's Compilation, 130
  7. 1833
    Boundary clarified Boundary between Telfair and Montgomery redefined (no change).
    with Montgomeryno change
    · Ga. Laws 1833, p. 55
  8. 1847
    Lost territory Telfair lost small area to Appling to accommodate private individual.
    to Appling
    · Ga. Laws 1847, p. 69
  9. 1850
    Changed Boundary between Telfair and Montgomery adjusted to accommodate private individual.
    Montgomery
    · Ga. Laws 1849, p. 128
  10. 1850
    Changed Boundary between Telfair and Appling and Ware adjusted to accommodate private individuals.
    ApplingWare
    · Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 127-128
  11. 1850
    Changed Boundary between Telfair and Ware adjusted to accommodate private individuals.
    Ware
    · Ga. Laws 1849, p. 136
  12. 1851
    Lost territory Telfair lost small areas to Ware to accommodate private individuals.
    to Ware
    · Ga. Laws 1851, no. 38/p. 71
  13. 1852
    Lost territory Telfair lost small area (lot 12; 6th dist.) to Irwin; boundary between Telfair and Pulaski adjusted to accommodate private individual.
    to Irwinto Pulaski
    · Ga. Laws 1851, nos. 30-31/pp. 63-65
  14. 1854
    Lost territory Telfair lost to creation of Coffee.
    to Coffee
    · Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 222/pp. 294-296
  15. 1856
    Gained territory Telfair gained small areas from Coffee to accommodate private individuals.
    from Coffee
    · Ga. Laws 1855, no. 54/p. 125
  16. 1856
    Changed Boundary between Telfair and Pulaski adjusted to accommodate private individual.
    Pulaski
    · Ga. Laws 1855, no. 73/p. 134
  17. 1860
    Lost territory Telfair lost small area to Pulaski (lots 124, 117; 14th dist.).
    to Pulaski
    · Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 141/pp. 144-145
  18. 1865
    Changed Legislation authorized Telfair to lose to Pulaski (lot 241; 14th dist.), but area was already part of Pulaski (no change).
    Pulaski
    · Ga. Laws 1865, Feb. called sess., no. 80/p. 81
  19. 1870
    Lost territory Telfair lost to creation of Dodge.
    to Dodge
    · Ga. Laws 1870, no. 7/pp. 18-19
  20. 1872
    Gained territory Telfair gained from Dodge (lots 107, 134, 135, 136, 137; 13th dist.).
    from Dodge
    · Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., Loc. & Priv., no. 289/p. 408
  21. 1875
    Changed Part of line between Telfair and Dodge confirmed (no change).
    Dodge
    · Ga. Laws 1875, no. 261/p. 275
  22. 1877
    Gained territory Telfair gained small areas from Montgomery, would have created two enclaves of Telfair in Montgomery but no sign they became effective.
    from Montgomery
    · Ga. Laws 1877, no. 280/p. 277

Land and parcels

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People and land

Telfair by the Census

Population
12,477 2020 Census count
Housing units
4,704 2020 Census count
Land area
437 square miles
Water area
6.7 square miles
People per sq mi
29 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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Questions

Common questions about Telfair County

When was Telfair County founded?
Telfair County was founded in 1807, formed from Wilkinson County.
What is the county seat of Telfair County?
The county seat of Telfair County is McRae.
Is there an online parcel map for Telfair County?
Yes. Telfair County publishes a parcel map of 8,871 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Telfair County's boundary or name changed?
Telfair County was created in 1807 from Wilkinson County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 18 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Appling County, Montgomery County and Ware County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
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