Dendrochronology reveals the construction history of an early 19th century farm settlement, southwestern Virginia, USA

► We dated via tree rings four early-19th c. buildings in southwestern Virginia, USA. ► Chronologies from all four structures were dated using a regional composite data set. ► One cabin dates to 1809-1810 while the other cabin dates to 1838-1840. ► The barn dates to 1830-1831 while the smokehouse dates to 1838-1839. ► We refined and corrected the ownership history for all four structures.