Keyser Run, Virginia Explained

Keyser Run, Virginia is an extinct unincorporated community in Rappahannock County, Virginial, located near what is now Flint Hill.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The Keyser Run community included homesteads, farms, and a cemetery in the mountains of the Shenandoah Valley.^[4] The area was named for the Keyser family of Virginia.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

The community became part of Shenandoah National Park during the Great Depression,^[9] and part of the area is now referred to as Keyser Run.^{[10] [11] [12]} Keyser Mountain is also named for the former community.

See also

• Former counties, cities, and towns of Virginia
• Skyline Drive

References

1. Book: Hargan, Jim . Explorer's Guide The Shenandoah Valley & Mountains of the Virginias: Includes Virginia's Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains & West Virginia's Alleghenies & New River Region (Explorer's Great Destinations) . 2005-04-19 . The Countryman Press . 978-1-58157-947-5 . en.
2. Book: Wayland, John Walter . A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia . 1980 . Genealogical Publishing Com . 978-0-8063-8011-7 . en.
3. Book: Approved Place Names in Virginia . 1971 . University Press of Virginia . 978-0-8139-0385-9 . en.
4. Web site: Keyser Wood Cemetery . 2023-09-10 . www.vagenweb.org . en.
5. Book: Cockey, Louise Keyser . History of the Descendants of Charles Keyser and Henry Miller . 1983 . Mrs. R.L. Cockey . en.
6. Book: Keyser, Charles S. . The Keyser Family: Descendants of Dirck Keyser of Amsterdam . 2021-09-09 . Creative Media Partners, LLC . 978-1-01-359359-8 . en.
7. Book: Moore, Robert H. . Tragedy in the Shenandoah Valley: The Story of the Summers-Koontz Execution . 2006-09-01 . Arcadia Publishing . 978-1-61423-479-1 . en.
8. Book: Johnson, Elisabeth Branch . Rappahannock County, Virginia, a History: Fact, Fiction, Foolishness, and the Fairfax Story . 1981 . Walsworth Publishing Company . en.
9. Book: Lambert, Darwin . The Undying Past of Shenandoah National Park . 1989 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-0-911797-57-2 . en.
10. Book: Gildart . Jane . Hiking Shenandoah National Park: A Guide to the Park's Greatest Hiking Adventures . Gildart . Bert . 2022-06-01 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-4930-6224-9 . en.
11. Book: Manning, Russ . 75 Hikes in Virginia Shenandoah National Park . 2000-03-31 . The Mountaineers Books . 978-1-59485-289-3 . en.
12. Book: Soil Survey . 1958 . U.S. Department of Agriculture . en.