R.O. Nizer farm, Tract 40, Rockingham County

The 1920s survey

Timber (pitch pine, scrubby oaks,). 102 acres, valued at $204.

Today

House sites and family graves are never marked. Pins show only public places, from USGS place names and other public sources.

The National Park Service has no case file online for this tract.

Papers from the Rockingham County circuit court’s proceedings to take the land for the park, scanned by JMU Libraries.

Nizer, R. O.
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.

No buildings or improvements listed
The tract record listed no improvements on the 102-acre tract and no value for structures.
From the records How we know
Land described as badly burned
The condition of the timber was described as badly burned and repeatedly burned, with scrubby pitch-pine saplings on lower slopes.
From the records How we know
Board allowed $3 per acre for land
The Board of Appraisal Commissioners reported that the owner was only entitled to three dollars per acre for his land.
From the records How we know
Firewood sold for over $3 per acre
The owner said he had sold firewood from adjoining land of the same kind and received considerably more than $3.00 per acre for it, the rate the Board allowed.
From the records How we know
Appraisal Board allowed $3 per acre
The Board of Appraisal Commissioners reported that the owner was only entitled to three dollars per acre for his lands.
From the records How we know
Owner paid $6 per acre for the land
The owner stated that he paid six dollars per acre for the land involved in the matter, as shown by his deed.
From the records How we know

Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.