Shenandoah National ParkRappahannock County
W.M. Burke estate farm, Tract 243, Rappahannock County
Did you know?An orchard of 40 trees growing timothy hay
The 1920s survey
A frame house, with a shingle roof; 2 acres of orchard (40 trees); timber (red oak, chestnut oak,). 23 acres, valued at $234. The state paid $540.
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).
- BurkeW.M._Rapp243.pdf (3.4 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.
Burke, William Estate
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.
From the case file
I do know that my little home is well worth 1 thousen dollars which I would take that for it I think that it sholy must of bin a big miss take when that peace of land was preised acordin to all the other land a round it brough so I doo sugest if you all wants this peace of land will you kinly sind some one a gain to look over this peace of land
Families of the park
Other tracts whose owners shared the name. A shared name doesn’t always mean a shared family.
- James A. Burke farm, Tract 241, Rappahannock County
- Robert Burke farm, Tract 231, Rappahannock County
- C. J. and Robert M. Burke farm, Tract 260, Greene County
- Robert M and C. J. Burke farm, Tract 227, Rockingham County
- Robert M. Burke farm, Tract 173, Rockingham County
- S. B. and B. B. Burke farm, Tract 81, Greene County
- S. V. and B. B. Burke farm, Tract 68, Rockingham County
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.