County Farm Cemetery
Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri, USA
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The county farm building is believed to have been built as Adair County's poor house in the 19th century. Crudely named, these facilities were widespread in the USA prior to the adoption of Social Security in the 1930s. No one wanted to end up in the poor house, but they were necessary to care for the elderly and disabled who could not support themselves and had no one to care for them. For most poor houses, a cemetery was included on the grounds for those who could not afford burial elsewhere.
When poor farms were no longer necessary, this facility became Nursing Home #3 in Kirksville. It was later named Countryside Rehabilitation Center and associated with the State Hosptial system and used as a kind of mid-care mental facility. Then, it was used as a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center half-way house. More recently it was remodeled and used by the Adair County Juvenile Office as a Child Advocacy Center. In 2010 it is privately operated as a group independent living facility for the disabled.
The county farm building is believed to have been built as Adair County's poor house in the 19th century. Crudely named, these facilities were widespread in the USA prior to the adoption of Social Security in the 1930s. No one wanted to end up in the poor house, but they were necessary to care for the elderly and disabled who could not support themselves and had no one to care for them. For most poor houses, a cemetery was included on the grounds for those who could not afford burial elsewhere.
When poor farms were no longer necessary, this facility became Nursing Home #3 in Kirksville. It was later named Countryside Rehabilitation Center and associated with the State Hosptial system and used as a kind of mid-care mental facility. Then, it was used as a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center half-way house. More recently it was remodeled and used by the Adair County Juvenile Office as a Child Advocacy Center. In 2010 it is privately operated as a group independent living facility for the disabled.
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- Added: 28 Aug 2010
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2367916
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