Shenandoah National ParkRockingham County
Robert M. Burke farm, Tract 173, Rockingham County
Et al.
Did you know?Abandoned log dwelling in poor condition
The 1920s survey
100 acres, valued at $2,219.
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
The National Park Service has no case file online for this tract.
County court land file
Papers from the Rockingham County circuit court’s proceedings to take the land for the park, scanned by JMU Libraries.
Burke, Robert M. etc.
The file at JMU Libraries, opens in a new tab PDF, opens in a new tab
Courtesy of the Rockingham County Circuit Court Clerk and JMU Libraries, Histories along the Blue Ridge. Public domain, 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.
- Robert M and C. J. Burke farm, Tract 227, Rockingham County
- S. V. and B. B. Burke farm, Tract 68, Rockingham County
- C. J. and Robert M. Burke farm, Tract 260, Greene County
- James A. Burke farm, Tract 241, Rappahannock County
- Robert Burke farm, Tract 231, Rappahannock County
- S. B. and B. B. Burke farm, Tract 81, Greene County
- W.M. Burke estate farm, Tract 243, Rappahannock County
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.