Shenandoah National ParkRappahannock County
Jeremiah Atkins farm (part a), Tract 161a, Rappahannock County
Did you know?Dwelling occupied by Clarence Atkins
The 1920s survey
A planked and log house, 14 by 18 feet, with a shingle roof; a barn, 18 by 38 feet; 6 acres of orchard; timber (chestnut, red oaks, poplar, hickory). 141 acres, valued at $538. The state paid $2,488.
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
Scanned deeds, surveys and claims, kept by the National Park Service (PDF).
- AtkinsJeremiah_Rapp161A.pdf (1.9 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
County court land file
Papers from the Rappahannock County circuit court’s proceedings to take the land for the park, scanned by JMU Libraries.
Atkins, Jeremiah
The file at JMU Libraries, opens in a new tab PDF, opens in a new tab
Courtesy of the Rappahannock 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.
- Ashby G. Atkins farm, Tract 156, Rappahannock County
- Britton L. Atkins farm (part a), Tract 142a, Rappahannock County
- Britton L. Atkins farm, Tract 142, Rappahannock County
- Burkett Atkins farm, Tract 147, Rappahannock County
- Homer C. Atkins farm, Tract 178, Rappahannock County
- J. A. Atkins farm, Tract 176, Rappahannock County
- J. W. Atkins farm (part a), Tract 164a, Rappahannock County
- J. W. Atkins farm (part b), Tract 164a, Rappahannock County
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.