Poor Farm Cemetery
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Poor Farm Cemetery

Round Hill, Frederick County, Virginia, USA

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  • Get directions Poorhouse Road
    Round Hill, Virginia, USA
    Coordinates: 39.21240, -78.22340
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Bio: The Frederick County Poor Farm (sometimes known as the Poorhouse) on Poorhouse Road was built in 1820 and remained in operation into the 1900s. It was maintained by a charitable organization known as The Overseers of the Poor, which began operations in the county in 1793. The Poor Farm, as the name suggestions, was a home for the poor and insane persons of Frederick County, including the City of Winchester. In June of 1993 it was listed with the Virginia Landmarks Register (#034-0099) and in August of the same year with the National Register of Historic Places (#93000823). Today the historic landmark is in dilapidated condition and is all but forgotten. The cemetery was located just south of the primary structure and the whereabouts of those interred there are unknown. The last known indication that the cemetery ever existed can be found on a 1974 historic map created for the Farmers and Merchants National Bank, which can be found in the Handley Regional Library Archives. The exact location of the cemetery has not been discovered and any visible signs of its existence are now gone.



Directions: Take Interstate 81 to Virginia Exit 310 or 317. Pick up Route 37 and follow to the Route 50 exit. Take Route 50 West for almost 2 miles and turn right on to Poorhouse Road (Route 654). Continue for 1.5 miles and the Poor Farm will be off the road to the right. It sets back off the road a bit and there is a gravel driveway. The cemetery "was" location along the right side of the road just before getting to the house.

Bio: The Frederick County Poor Farm (sometimes known as the Poorhouse) on Poorhouse Road was built in 1820 and remained in operation into the 1900s. It was maintained by a charitable organization known as The Overseers of the Poor, which began operations in the county in 1793. The Poor Farm, as the name suggestions, was a home for the poor and insane persons of Frederick County, including the City of Winchester. In June of 1993 it was listed with the Virginia Landmarks Register (#034-0099) and in August of the same year with the National Register of Historic Places (#93000823). Today the historic landmark is in dilapidated condition and is all but forgotten. The cemetery was located just south of the primary structure and the whereabouts of those interred there are unknown. The last known indication that the cemetery ever existed can be found on a 1974 historic map created for the Farmers and Merchants National Bank, which can be found in the Handley Regional Library Archives. The exact location of the cemetery has not been discovered and any visible signs of its existence are now gone.



Directions: Take Interstate 81 to Virginia Exit 310 or 317. Pick up Route 37 and follow to the Route 50 exit. Take Route 50 West for almost 2 miles and turn right on to Poorhouse Road (Route 654). Continue for 1.5 miles and the Poor Farm will be off the road to the right. It sets back off the road a bit and there is a gravel driveway. The cemetery "was" location along the right side of the road just before getting to the house.

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