Shenandoah National ParkMadison County
John C. Dyer farm (part a), Tract 98a, Madison County
Did you know?A frame barn in poor condition
The 1920s survey
Timber (poplar, chestnut oak, red oak, misc.). 109 acres, valued at $159. The state paid $507.
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.
Dyer, John C
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, LOB9 (page 152), Tax Record, 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.
- Charles F. Dyer farm (part a), Tract 99a, Madison County
- Charles F. Dyer farm, Tract 99, Madison County
- Elmer Dyer farm, Tract 48, Madison County
- George W. Dyer farm, Tract 53, Madison County
- Herbert Dyer farm, Tract 97, Madison County
- James Nathan Dyer farm, Tract 95, Madison County
- John C. Dyer farm (part b), Tract 98b, Madison County
- John C. Dyer farm, Tract 98, Madison County
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.