S. V. and B. B. Burke farm, Tract 68, Rockingham County

The 1920s survey

A 2-room log house, 16 by 17 feet, with a shingle roof; an orchard (50 apple trees); timber (mixed oaks, poplar, hickory). 254 acres, valued at $2,737. The state paid $4,163.

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: Hensley Hollow Overlook · USGS place names

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, B. S. & B. B. (S. V. & B. B.)

  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
• Robert M. Burke farm, Tract 173, 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