Telfair County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,477. The largest city and county seat is McRae-Helena. In 2009, researchers from the Fernbank Museum of Natural History announced having found artifacts they associated with the 1541 Hernando de Soto Expedition at a private site near the Ocmulgee River, the first such find between Tallahassee, Florida and western North Carolina. De Soto's expedition was well recorded, but researchers have had difficulties finding artifacts from sites where he stopped. This site was an indigenous village occupied by the historic Creek people from the early 15th century into the 16th century. It was located further southeast than de Soto's expedition was thought to go in Georgia.

Founded: December 10, 1807
Named for: Edward Telfair
Seat: McRae-Helena
Largest city: McRae-Helena
Total: 444 sq mi (1,149.95 km²)
Land: 437 sq mi (1,131.82 km²)
Water: 6.7 sq mi (17.35 km²), 1.5%
Density: 29/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone: Eastern: UTC-5-4
Website: [telfaircounty.georgia.gov/]
Wikidata description: county in Georgia, United States
Wikidata id: Q691614
Wikidata label: Telfair County
Wikidata aliases: Array
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