Shenandoah National ParkRappahannock County
John A. Keyser farm, Tract 53, Rappahannock County
The 1920s survey
Timber (oak, poplar, basswood, hickory, white pine, ash). 184 acres, valued at $2,182. The state paid $227.
Map of the tract
The tract’s boundary as the National Park Service has mapped it. No house sites or graves are marked on this site.
Case files
Scanned deeds, surveys and claims, kept by the National Park Service (PDF).
- KeyserJohn_Rapp53.pdf (2.5 MB, PDF, 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.
- John A. Keyser farm (part a), Tract 53a, Rappahannock County
- L.W. Keyser farm, Tract 65, Rappahannock County
- Bessie Keyser farm, Tract 25, Page County
- C.P. Keyser farm (part a), Tract 26a, Page County
- C.P. Keyser farm, Tract 26, Page County
- Grace Sours Keyser farm (part a), Tract 269a, Page County
- Grace Sours Keyser farm, Tract 269, Page County
- H.A. and S.V. Keyser farm, Tract 546, Page County
Memories
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Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.