Shenandoah National ParkRappahannock County
Finchum J.R. tract, Tract 79, Rappahannock County
Name uncertain in the record.
Did you know?A 1936 court decree confirming land sale
The 1920s survey
The survey recorded only the owner's name.
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).
- FinchamJohn_Rapp79.pdf (6.5 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.
Fincham, JR
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
In reply to your inquiry of July 18 concerning Tract No. 79, property of Fincham heirs, you are advised that this case is being sent to the site account unit at once.
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.