The County Farm was about three miles southeast of Hamilton -- between Hamilton and Blue Ridge, and between FM 1241 and FM 932. The County of Hamilton purchased this farm (about 1888-1891) from James Monroe Chambliss.  

This was the living facility provided for indigent residents of Hamilton County, as well as for older people who were no longer able to care for themselves. The County Farm was closed about 1940. This farm was also called the County Poor Farm.  Some of the deceased residents were buried in unmarked graves in an adjacent cemetery.

The Cotton Belt Railroad had a switch siding line, called Porfa, at the County Farm.