Ellis County Farm Cemetery

Ellis County Farm Cemetery This fenced area marks the boundaries of what has sometimes been called the Pauper Cemetery, one of possibly three burial grounds on old county farm land that served as the final resting place for some of Ellis County's poor farm residents. County officials purchased 450 acres between 1893 and 1895 to create the farm for the support and employment of the needy. The earliest death recorded at the facility was that of Albert Estes in 1890, the last was Dave Madison in 1946. Iron pipes driven into the ground once identified the graves of some of the other 73 individuals whose names are recorded in county records. Historic Texas Cemetery-2002

Ellis County Farm Cemetery is a historical marker in Waxahachie, Ellis County, dedicated in 2002. It is one of 116 historical markers documented in Ellis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 300 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.3889, -96.7925 near Waxahachie. The nearest cataloged historic site is Langsford, Samuel, House (historic place), about 2.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include First Bapist Church of Waxahachie, Lewis, William, House, and Vickery, Richard, House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5139012835. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.