Parker County Poor Farm and Cemetery

Created in 1883, a farm near this site housed the county's indigent citizens. Farm residents and some county convicts worked to grow crops and raise livestock. Although entire families were once housed at the farm, by the 1930s the residents were mostly elderly. Their barracks-style house was moved to Weatherford in the 1940s after the farm was closed. A small cemetery was created here, and contains one legible marker. Additional grave sites have been marked with bricks. The earliest documented burial is from 1904, and the last was in 1937. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986

Parker County Poor Farm and Cemetery is a historical marker in Weatherford, Parker County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 73 historical markers documented in Parker County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 199 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7110, -97.7939 near Weatherford. The nearest cataloged historic site is Parker County Poor Farm Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Little Pioneer, Bethel Cemetery, and The Double Log Cabin.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5367003940. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.