Shenandoah National ParkMadison County
H. D. Aylor farm, Tract 242, Madison County
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The 1920s survey
Timber (oaks, poplar). 150 acres, valued at $500.
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.
Aylor, John B
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
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.
- B. F. Aylor farm, Tract 224, Madison County
- G. L. Aylor farm, Tract 260, Madison County
- George E. Aylor farm, Tract 254, Madison County
- John B. Aylor farm, Tract 241, Madison County
- Nelson O. Aylor farm, Tract 261, Madison County
- Sarah E. Aylor farm, Tract 225, Madison County
- W. D. Aylor estate farm, Tract 226, Madison County
- W. H Aylor farm, Tract 263, Madison County
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.