Shenandoah National ParkRappahannock County
Jonas M. Atkins farm, Tract 175, Rappahannock County
Did you know?Two log houses on the farm
The 1920s survey
A 4-room log house, 20 by 20 feet, with a shingle roof; a barn, 24 by 42 feet; 4 acres of orchard. 41 acres, valued at $657. The state paid $1,592.
Map of the tract
Landmarks on this map (1)
Hollows and valleys
- Beech Spring Hollow · USGS place names
House sites and family graves are never marked. Pins show only public places, from USGS place names and other public sources.
Landmarks in this tract: Beech Spring Hollow · USGS place names
Case files
Scanned deeds, surveys and claims, kept by the National Park Service (PDF).
- AtkinsJonasM_Rapp175.pdf (1.2 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, Jonas M
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.