Shenandoah National ParkMadison County
Chadwell Berry estate farm, Tract 103, Madison County
Did you know?Frame dwelling in poor condition
The 1920s survey
A 4-room frame house, 16 by 16 feet, with a shingle roof; a barn, 16 by 24 feet; timber (40% poplar). 40 acres, valued at $149.
Map of the tract
Landmarks on this map (2)
Places
- The Island · USGS place names
Hollows and valleys
- Whiteoak Canyon · USGS place names
House sites and family graves are never marked. Pins show only public places, from USGS place names and other public sources.
Landmarks in this tract: The Island · USGS place names, Whiteoak Canyon · USGS place names
Case files
The National Park Service has no case file online for this tract.
County court land file
Papers from the Madison County circuit court’s proceedings to take the land for the park, scanned by JMU Libraries.
Chadwell, Berry estate
The file at JMU Libraries, opens in a new tab PDF, opens in a new tab
In the file: Claimant Worksheet, Tract Assessment, Owner Claim, Survey
Courtesy of the Madison County Circuit Court Clerk and JMU Libraries, Histories along the Blue Ridge. Licensed CC BY-NC 4.0, 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.
- A. J. Berry farm, Tract 333, Madison County
- C. M. Berry farm, Tract 304, Madison County
- Chadwell Berry estate farm (part a), Tract 103a, Madison County
- D. C. and T. J. Berry farm, Tract 289, Madison County
- Grover Berry farm, Tract 293, Madison County
- Haywood Berry farm, Tract 270, Madison County
- Howard Berry farm, Tract 46, Madison County
- Lincoln Berry farm, Tract 301, Madison County
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.