Shenandoah National ParkMadison County
J. D. Fray farm, Tract 194, Madison County
Did you know?No buildings on the 1165-acre tract
The 1920s survey
Timber (oaks, hemlock, chestnut). 1,165 acres, valued at $3,506. The state paid $3,824.
Map of the tract
Landmarks on this map (2)
Summits
- Jones Mountain · USGS place names
Gaps
- The Sag · 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: Jones Mountain · USGS place names, The Sag · 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.
Fray, JD 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, Owner Claim with Answers, LOB9
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.
From the case file
all she asks is that all of her rights be extended to her and that there will be paid to her, or to her father's executors as set forth in his will, what may be legal and right.
The chestnut has been dead for many years and has no commercial value.
This timber has been given a nominal stumpage value.
Under present conditions it is doubtful if it can be operated at a profit.
Families of the park
Other tracts whose owners shared the name. A shared name doesn’t always mean a shared family.
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.