Shenandoah National ParkMadison County
Robert S. Graves farm (part a), Tract 128a, Madison County
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The 1920s survey
Timber (saw timber (chestnut oak)). 3 acres, valued at $8.
Map of the tract
House sites and family graves are never marked. Pins show only public places, from USGS place names and other public sources.
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.
Graves, RS
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. F. Graves farm, Tract 235, Madison County
- R. A. and R. S. Graves farm, Tract 146, Madison County
- R. S. and Brothers Graves farm (part a), Tract 148a, Madison County
- R. S. and Brothers Graves farm, Tract 148, Madison County
- Robert A. Graves farm, Tract 127, Madison County
- Robert S. Graves farm, Tract 128, Madison County
- Rosa J Graves farm, Tract 330, Madison County
- Thomas D. Graves farm, Tract 374, Page County
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.