Shenandoah National ParkRappahannock County
Brown Jenkins tract, Tract 254, Rappahannock County
Did you know?3,087 tracts surveyed for the park
The 1920s survey
Timber (red oak, chestnut oak, yellow poplar, white pine). 50 acres, valued at $164. The state paid $494.
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).
- Brown and Jenkins_Rapp254.pdf (4.1 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
- JenkinsJohannas_Rapp254.pdf (4.6 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.
Jenkins and Brown
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.
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.