Joseph Clatterbuck farm, Tract 72, Rappahannock County

The 1920s survey

A 5-room log and frame house, 18 by 20 feet; a barn, 20 by 20 feet; 3 acres of orchard (100 trees); timber (chestnut oak, white oak, red oak, poplar, ash, basswood). 92 acres, valued at $440. The state paid $1,028.

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.

Landmarks in this tract: Little Devils Stairs · USGS place names

Case files

Scanned deeds, surveys and claims, kept by the National Park Service (PDF).

• ClatterbuckJoseph_Rapp72.pdf (1.9 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
• ClatterbuckJoseph_Rapp72_I.pdf (2.1 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
• ClatterbuckJoseph_Rapp72_II.pdf (1.1 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.

• Clatterbuck, Joseph

  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.

• H.H. Clatterbuck farm, Tract 15, Warren County