Virginia’s Century Forests

 

Honoring families who have managed forest land for over 100 years


County Family / Property Owners Year Acquired Years in Family
Patrick Clark Family Fulton Farms, LLC 1809 216
Henry Hodges Family/Hemlock Haven Farm C. Michael Hodges and James R. Hodges 1781 244
Fauquier Blackwell Family Dr. Camellia A. Blackwell-Taffel 1895  130
Hanover Macdonald Family Janeway Hanover LLC (H.H, A.S. and D.S. Macdonald, Managing Members) 1830  195
Henrico Jones Family Frances Arlington Owens Jones (Clay Jones) 1902  123
Sussex The Segar White Guy and Judith E. Guy Family Judith E. Guy, Trustee of The Segar White Guy Family Trust 1888  137
Caroline J.B. Collins Family James B. Collins Jr, Joan H. Collins and Linda Collins Blehm 1875  150
Campbell Saunders Wood, LLC Family Sara W.H. Saunders Trustee and Owner 1796  229
Dinwiddie Shell Family Farm LLC Shell Family Farm LLC (Pamela S. Baskervill) 1850  175
Albemarle Smith Family Roland N. and Margaret P. Smith 1883  142
Caroline Burke Family John W. Burke, III 1846  179
Charlotte Adams Family Rush Mill Adams, III and Linda Gilreath Adams 1889  136
Essex Haile Family John R. and Patricia R. Haile and John F.E. Haile 1844  181
Mecklenburg Garnett Farm Charles L. Garnett and Darrel E. Garnett 1883  142
Pittsylvania William C. Simpson William C. Simpson 1817  208
Dinwiddie Family Tree, A Green, Johnson Corporation W. Phillip Johnson, Jr. 1879  146
Giles Dorsey/Purser Family Little Stony, Inc 1909  116
Campbell Walter W. Puckette, II Bill Puckette 1906  119
Lee Jones Family Dennis C. and Mary Jane Jones 1911  114
Pulaski Dobyns/Gilmore Family Larry and Theda (Dobyns) Gilmore 1909  116
King William The Gary-Edwards-Upshaw Family Everett Pickett Upshaw 1860  165
Albemarle Dovedale A. Colquitt Shackelford, Jr. 1817  208
Mecklenburg Barner Family Wright Forestry LLC 1896  129
Cumberland Bolling-Brown Family Carol McMahon 1857  168
Westmoreland Murphy Family W. Tayloe Murphy, Jr. 1896  129
Middlesex Segar Family Wood Farm LLC 1873  152
Amelia Warriner Family Helen P. Warriner-Burke/Thomas Burke Jr 1855  170
King & Queen Trevilian Family Susan T. Richardson 1888  137
Southampton Ridley Family Virginius S. Pittman, III 1839  186
Buckingham Clark Family Nelson T. Clark 1807  218
Fluvanna Hughes Family Dr. and Mrs. William Foster Hughes 1777  248
Goochland Mayo Family Henry Casablanca Mayo 1756  269
Buchanan W.G Matney Properties W.G. Matney Properties (Randall Matney) 1846  179
Scott Bloomer Family Vernard and Maria Bloomer 1900  125
Dinwiddie Gholson Farm LLC Thomas Dillard 1894  131
City of Suffolk James D. Wright, Jr. Family Jim Wright 1912  113
Hanover Gardner Family Gardner Land Trust 1742  283
Spotsylvania Powell Family Mary Powell Lews 1793  232
Albemarle Smith Family Pamela S. Smith 1883  142
Brunswick Scarborough-Hague Charles L. Hague 1876  149
Franklin Thompson Homeplace LLC Tim Thompson 1874  151
Powhatan Palmore Family Douglas D.R. and Jennifer V. Palmore 1914  111
Halifax Priest Family Gayle P. Conner and D’anna G. Conner-Morris 1912  113
Nelson Embrey Family Edward L. Embrey 1847  178
Campbell Elliott Family Asher Elliott 1898  127
Powhatan John H. Hobson, LLC Rudolph and Babara DePass 1900  125
Sussex Coulbourn Family Cypress Hall Farms, Inc. (John McLemore) 1919  106
Rockingham Bradburn Family Christy Bradburn 1903  122
Sussex Prince Family Leslie Lilley Kellenberger 1878  147
Richmond Packett Family Andrew B. Packett 1920  105
Southampton Duck-Merritt Family June Moody Duck 1919  106
Patrick Clement Family Barry Wilfred and Tammy Sheets Clement 1830  195
Floyd Harman Family Leo Allen Harman and Norma Jean Harman 1891  134
Halifax Willie Issac and Lucy Wilborn Oakes William I. and Annette L. Oakes 1921  104
Lunenburg Morgan Jean F. Givens 1888  137
Pulaski Meredith-King Bonnie Meredith King 1894  131
Carroll Duncan Family Jim Duncan 1894  131
Halifax Thompson Family James B. Thompson/Thompson Plaas LLC 1906  119
Franklin Shooting Creek LLC/Rakes Smith Family Judy Sledd and Michelle Johnson/Shooting Creek LLC 1787  238
Campbell Barricks-Davidson Family Robin Davidson Wilkerson 1849  176
Patrick Griggs-Trent Family Griggs-Trent, Inc. – Joel Trent Shelton 1888  137
Amelia J.W. Waldrop Family Frank W. Waldrop, Jr. 1925  100
Culpeper Dwyer Family Ralph Early Dwyer, Jr. and Patricia Susan Dwyer 1916  109
Appomattox Moore Family Carries Acres, LLC – Mildred Schmutz 1885  140
Southampton Raiford Corbitt Carr Family Carr Century Farm and Properties 1882  143
Mecklenburg Harris Family Jimmy B. Harris 1907  118
Amelia/Nottoway Waldrop Family Donald L. and Brenda P. Golden 1925  100
Sussex Hunting Quarter Farm Peggie E. Owen 1890  135

Additional Resources

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Century Forest Application
Century Forest Application10.03

Application to apply for the recognition in the Century Forest Program.

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Virginia Century Forest Program - Celebrating and Recognizing Family Dedication to Forestry and Conservation
Virginia Century Forest Program – Celebrating and Recognizing Family Dedication to Forestry and ConservationFT0029

Forestry topic information sheet provides information about the Virginia Century Forest Program, which recognizes those individuals and families who have made a long-term commitment to enhancing the environment and protecting the quality of life for their fellow Virginians through forestry. The Program honors families whose property has been in the same family for 100 years or more and includes at least 20 contiguous acres of managed forest.

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