Charles S. Landrum farm, Tract 192, Madison County

The 1920s survey

Timber (hemlock, red and white oak, poplar, chestnut oak,). 967 acres, valued at $3,243. The state paid $5,632.

Today

Landmarks on this map (1)

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: Laurel Gap · USGS place names

The National Park Service has no case file online for this tract.

Papers from the Madison County circuit court’s proceedings to take the land for the park, scanned by JMU Libraries.

Landrum, CS
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, Notary
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.

I sold and removed a number of buildings some years ago so as to avoid the cutting of timber

— C. S. Landrum, Landrum, CS, Madison County court land file, page 5. Courtesy of the Madison County Circuit Court Clerk and JMU Libraries, Histories along the Blue Ridge. Licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.