Shenandoah National ParkMadison County
Newman Sisk farm, Tract 156, Madison County
The 1920s survey
An orchard (8 apple trees). 24 acres, valued at $121. The state paid $201.
Map of the tract
The tract’s boundary as the National Park Service has mapped it. No house sites or graves are marked on this site.
Case files
Scanned deeds, surveys and claims, kept by the National Park Service (PDF).
- SiskNewman_Mdsn158.pdf (0.2 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.
- Fenton Sisk farm, Tract 23, Madison County
- Flora Sisk farm, Tract 159, Madison County
- J.O. Sisk estate farm, Tract 39, Madison County
- Kemper Sisk farm, Tract 149, Madison County
- Wade Sisk farm, Tract 151, Madison County
- Wesley C. Sisk farm (part a), Tract 153a, Madison County
- Wesley C. Sisk farm, Tract 153, Madison County
- Newton Sisk farm, Tract 117, Rappahannock County
Memories
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Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.