Shenandoah National ParkMadison County
P. R. Davis farm, Tract 281, Madison County
Did you know?Land described as sandy clay loam
The 1920s survey
No merchantable timber. 60 acres, valued at $180.
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.
Davis, PR
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.
- Hamp Davis farm, Tract 234, Madison County
- B. S. and Sallie M. Davis farm, Tract 191, Albemarle County
- C. A. Davis farm, Tract 104, Rockingham County
- Charles Davis farm, Tract 181, Rockingham County
- D. C. Davis farm, Tract 232, Rockingham County
- G. T. Davis farm, Tract 108, Rockingham County
- Georgiana Davis farm, Tract 347, Greene County
- Gladys and David S. Davis farm, Tract 112, Rockingham County
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.