Shenandoah National ParkMadison County
F.P. Smith farm (part a), Tract 73a, Madison County
Did you know?Log houses in the park survey
The 1920s survey
Timber (red and chestnut oak). 160 acres, valued at $434. The state paid $627.
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.
Smith, FP
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, LOB9 (pages 112, 148, 149), Tax Records, Misc.
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.
- D.C. Smith farm, Tract 177, Madison County
- Emily F. Smith estate farm, Tract 336, Madison County
- F. P. Smith farm, Tract 73, Madison County
- G.V. Smith farm, Tract 176, Madison County
- Henry Smith farm, Tract 129, Madison County
- James E. Smith farm, Tract 65, Madison County
- Mammie F. Smith farm, Tract 164, Madison County
- Mollie Smith farm, Tract 71, Madison County
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.