Shenandoah National ParkAugusta County
John A. Alexander farm, Tract 1a, Augusta County
Did you know?Highest-valued tract in Augusta County
The 1920s survey
A log house, 17 by 50 feet, with a paper and board roof; a barn, 18 by 20 feet; an orchard (9 apple, 2 peach, 3 damson, and 3 cherry trees); timber (oaks, yellow pine). 802 acres, valued at $2,753. The state paid $3,115.
Map of the tract
Today
House sites and family graves are never marked. Pins show only public places, from USGS place names and other public sources.
Case files
Scanned deeds, surveys and claims, kept by the National Park Service (PDF).
- AlexanderJohnA._Augusta1A.pdf (4.0 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
Families of the park
Other tracts whose owners shared the name. A shared name doesn’t always mean a shared family.
- J. A. Alexander farm, Tract 1, Augusta County
- Charles Alexander farm, Tract 71, Albemarle County
- J. A. Alexander farm, Tract 219, Albemarle County
- J. A. Alexander farm, Tract 326a, Rockingham County
- John A. Alexander farm, Tract 136, Greene County
- John A. Alexander farm, Tract 326-1, Rockingham County
- John A. Alexander farm, Tract 326-2, Rockingham County
- John A. Alexander farm, Tract 326, Rockingham County
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.