Green Acres County Poor Farm Cemetery in Watseka, Illinois

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Coordinates: 40.75911, -87.69767
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Green Acres County Poor Farm Cemetery is located near the city of Watseka (Iroquois County), Illinois. This cemetery was originally known as "GREEN ACRES". It has also been known as Pineview (burials prior to 1870) and later as Evergreen (for burials from 1946-1967). Burials through 1945 were buried at "GREEN ACRES" per obituary notices; funeral home records, some family records and County Poor Farm Records. There are no longer any visible grave markers. There may have been earlier burials (circa 1857-1920's) if more records can be found. Records did not have to be kept before 1874 mandated by Illinois state law [Illinois Revised Statues 1874, page 754]. In 1919 the county poor houses had to change their names to county homes [Laws of Illinois 1919, page 698]. In 1967 the county home laws were repealed and the Public Aid code replaced it. All remaining county homes were closed down and used for other purposes [Laws of Illinois 1967, page 118]. This information was gleaned from files compiled by the Illinois Regional Archives Depository System (IRAD). Illinois State University.