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THE MICHIGAN ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE ASSOCIATION
Requirements needed to achieve
status of a Standard School.
1. School year of nine months
2. Suitable salary
3. Proper lighting
4. School grounds of at least 1/2 acre
5. Schoolhouse in good repair
6. Well or sanitary drinking fountain
7. Hardwood floors
8. Heating and ventilating system
9. Library of 80 volumes
10. Seats and desks suitable for all ages
11. Good blackboards with some for small children
12. A dictionary, flag, maps, charts, glove, organ, and pictures
*Almost every school had a picture of George Washington & Abraham Lincoln. Some schools also had pictures of other significant Generals
Database of Michigan Schoolhouses
Welcome to the Michigan Schoolhouse Database collected by the Michigan One Room Schoolhouse Association.
Containing more than seven-thousand entries, it is one of the largest available databases for Michigan schoolhouses.
County | Township | School & School # | Section | BM | Year | Location | Notes |
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Dickinson | Sagola | Sagola | Oct 13, 1904 | Spring 1906 photo of students from Sagola gathering on the steps of the schoolhouse for photo. Dickinson book p. 185. Another spot on p. 185 says the new Sagola Schoolhouse is nearly completed and as soon as the heating plant is in it will be ready for occupancy. Flanagan has purchased the old school and will fix it up. It became St. Margaret's Catholic Church but not sure when. Note: Lady who identified the students in photo in 1991 was born in 1895! Also on p. 185 it says Carney has moved the seats from the old school into the primary room of the new Sagola School. Beginning 1/2/1907 all the grades will occupy the new buildings (plural?) Dickinson book p. 173, 10/5/1905, 1 teacher. The Township board passed a curfew ordinance and every child under 15 is required to be home at 7:30 pm under penalty of jail. 3 teachers. Dickinson book | |||
Dickinson | Shepherdsville | 1 teacher | |||||
Dickinson | State Road | 1 teacher | |||||
Dickinson | Felch | Sturgeon Mill | by 1905 | In Fall 1905, Sturgeon Mill has 24 students and 1 teacher | |||
Dickinson | Summit | 1 teacher | |||||
Dickinson | Felch | Turner | -1938 | Students from a Village with 7 homes had school in a stripped down RR coach. In 1938 they transferred to Felch School | |||
Dickinson | Twin Falls | 1 teacher | |||||
Dickinson | Quinnesec | Variety of Unknown Schools | The Board of Education is having a company sink wells at the Carrolo, Eischen, and Twin Falls Schools. They started work at the Carroll School last Monday. Dickinson book p. 197, 4/22/1909 | ||||
Dickinson | Waucedah | Various Township Schools | Fall 1905 | In the Fall of 1905 these Waucedah Schools had only one teacher: Swedish Settlement, Waucedah and Martin's Reath's. Loretto had 1 principal and 2 teachers | |||
Dickinson | Norway | Vulcan | 14 or 15 | Log/W | 1879 | At the location of the Norway & Cyclops mines about 2 1/2 miles from Vulcan | Original log school replaced in 1879 by a 20 ft x 36 ft wooden-frame school for $600. Will be used on Sunday for church. Oct 11, 1979. Public School has 5 pupils and is also being taught music. New school construction finished. Possibly a 2nd school 20 ft x 36 ft paid for by Menominee Mining Company and rented to district. Used on Sunday for church service. In Oct 1979 there are 30 pupils. Dickinson book, 8/25/1904. The basement of the Vulcan High School building has been remodeled and equipped with a modern sanitary sewage drainage system and is now complete in every arrangement for the health and convenience of the scholars, 9/29/1904. A cement sidewalk is being built along the front of the schoolhouse |
Dickinson | Norway | Vulcan #2 | 1881- | From Dickinson book, Oct 31, 1881. There is a new schoolhouse in Vulcan. It is most convenient and the most handsome of its size of any in the county, 4-24-1886. The old schoolhouse has been made into a church. (Methodist Episcopal) 12/12/1889. Only six people attended the Episcopal services when in the Brown St School. Now, 3 years later they are building a new church. Dickinson book p. 173 10/5/1905. 1 principal and 6 teachers | |||
Dickinson | Felch | Washington | -1911 | Washington School burned down during a 1911 storm and a boy was killed by lightning | |||
Dickinson | Waucedah | Waucedah School | 1881 | Right on Main St, Waucedah, Waucedah Township | Lithograph shows buildings and #6 is the school. Directly across from the Township Hall | ||
Dickinson | Felch | West Metropolitan | by 1905 | In Fall of 1905, West Metropolitan had one teacher and one principal. Dickinson book p.173 10/5/1905 | |||
Dickinson | Quinnesec | Westwood Elementary | 1925 | This two-story schoolhouse is for students in K-6. A basement has been used for Kindergarten, but there is no way to adjust the heat. The building is heated by coal. A storage area was converted into a small library. They have a gym/auditorium & cafeteria | |||
Eaton | Benton | # 14 | Not listed in Rural Schools of Eaton County | Converted into a residence | |||
Eaton | Vermontville | # 153 | Gone | ||||
Eaton | Sunfield | #10f | No listing for Sunfield #10 | Other use | |||
Eaton | Oneida | Aldrich Rural #4f | W/B | before 1840-1959 | Brick replacement is W of Grand Ledge | Standard School. Closed in 1959 & annexed to Grand Ledge. Now a residence. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 210 | |
Eaton | Chester | Ames Rural #6 | B | 1859-1965 | Intersection of Gersham & Anger Rds | The school was annexed to Charlotte in 1955. Bought by the Amish in 1988. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 106 | |
Eaton | Delta | Appleton Rural #7f | W | No other information available | |||
Eaton | Vermontville | Barnes Rural #2f | 1865-1939 | Was located at the corner of Kinsel Hwy & Mason Rd | Standard School by 1928-29. Annexed to Vermontville Schools. MI State Archives. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 278 | ||
Eaton | Hamlin | Bay Window Rural #15 | W | 1884-1970 | 10248 Kinneville Rd, Eaton Rapids | Bay window was kept as a relic of the one-room school until 1970. This rural school received electricity in 1938. It is now the Humpty-Dumpty Pre-School. State Historic Site 1990 RS # 1802. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 176 | |
Eaton | Eaton | Bell Tower #4f | B | 1900- | 3121 Grand Ledge, Grand Ledge, MI 48837 | The school annexed to the Grand Ledge School District. Now an adult foster center | |
Eaton | Eaton Rapids | Bentley Rural #7 | W | 1860-1958 | 2 miles N of Eaton Rapids on Bentley Rd | Consolidated with Eaton Rapids Schools in fall of 1957. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 158 | |
Eaton | Windsor | Billwood Rural #5 | B | 1865-closed 1940 | Originally Located on NE corner of Bellwood & Canal Rds | 2nd school made of brick, built in 1875 for no more than $1000. Old Wood School sold for $23.35. Annexed to Potterville. Shortly after the school was torn-down. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 304 | |
Eaton | Sunfield | Bismarck Rural #1 | 33 | Log/W | 1861-1939 | 2nd school located at NE corner of S/33 | In 1939 Bismark School consolidated with Vermontville Schools. The Bismarck community purchased the school for community use. Has been designated a Historical Landmark. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 257 |
Eaton | Hamlin | Boody Rural #11 | Spicerville Hwy | Gone. MORSA | |||
Eaton | Walton | Bosworth | Possibly near Bosworth Cemetery in Walton Township on Stine Rd | MORSA | |||
Eaton | Kalamo | Bowen/Murray Rural #2 | Log? | 1843-1946 | Once located on Section Rd, S of Kalamo Hwy in Kalamo | Building demolished. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 34 | |
Eaton | Hamlin | Bradford Rural #17 | 1887-1927 | Was on the corner of Wilson & Cockcroft Rds | Original School, Bell now at Island City Academy (Private schools of Eaton Rapids. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 178 | ||
Eaton | Walton | Bradley Rural #15 | W? | Probably annexed to Olivet Schools. Building demolished. MORSA | |||
Eaton | Delta | Bretton Woods Rural #16 | W | E of the Lansing Mall | Building still standing. Had 2 teachers teaching in two rooms. Last Delta Township school built. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 130 | ||
Eaton | Vermontville | Brick Rural #3f | B | by 1900-1946 | NW side of Shaytown Rd near the intersection of Brick School Rd | Building converted into a residence. MORSA. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 280 | |
Eaton | Eaton Rapids | Brickyard Rural #5f | B | 1875-1952 | Was at Canfield Rd & E Clinton Trail (M-50) | Built of Fieldstones. Sold in 1956 to Eaton Rapids Schools for $1.00. Torn-down in 1973 to make cemetery larger. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 160 | |
Eaton | Brookfield | Brody Rural #1 | Log/W | 1881-1920's | NE corner of Spicerville Hwy & Sherman Rd | In 1872 a wooden-frame school was built on Brody Estate. School was demolished. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 72 & p. 74 | |
Eaton | Brookfield | Brookfield Rural #4f | Log/W | Corner of Brookfield Rd & Mahan Hwy | Teacher: Mrs. Lois Hawes. Wooden-frame school. Current user is unknown. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 73 | ||
Eaton | Vermontville | Brown Rural #2 | after 1942 | Privy added in 1958 with 3 holes. School was demolished. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 282 | |||
Eaton | Sunfield | Burns | Building gone. MORSA | ||||
Eaton | Eaton | Bush Rural #10f | W | 1859-1964 | Was at 3006 Narrow Lake Rd | Auctioned off for $3,650 and converted into a residence. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 140 | |
Eaton | Brookfield | Butterfield Rural #9f | W | 1859-1952 | SW intersection of Butterfield & Hooper Rds | School demolished by 2006. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 76 | |
Eaton | Oneida | Canada Settlement Rural #1f | Log/B | 1839-87-1954 | M-100 & Strange Hwy | Starting with a log school, 4 schools were constructed with the final a brick building still standing. Has been a craft shop since 1995. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 212 | |
Eaton | Eaton Rapids | Canfield Rural #3 | Canfield | Community meetings were held there. Building is now vacant | |||
Eaton | Kalamo | Carlisle Rural #8 | 1840-1955 | History of Kalamo Township, 1989. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 191 | |||
Eaton | Oneida | Centennial Rural #6 | Log/B | 1855-70-1957 | Was located on NW corner of St Joe Hwy & Hartel Rd (M-100) | The log school was sold for $6. The wood school was called Blasier and sold as a barn. The brick school was built in 1870 for $1,470. Still standing. The district annexed to the Grand Ledge Public Schools. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 215 | |
Eaton | Vermontville | Chance Rural #4 | W | 1859-1936 | Was located on NE corner of Irish Rd & Vermontville Hwy | Consolidated with Vermontville Schools. Many reunions held over the years. MI State Archives. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 284 | |
Eaton | Hamlin | Charlesworth Rural #18 | 1848-51-1955 | Charlesworth was a small town between Eaton Rapids & Springport | Originally in Tyler Township. Hamlin Township school consolidated with Eaton Rapids in 1955. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 180 | ||
Eaton | Kalamo | Cogsdill/Walworth #4 | Log/B | 1852-55-1940 | NW corner of Shaytown Rd & Valley Hwy | Originally called Walworth School. History of Kalamo Township 1989. In 1855 a new Little Red Schoolhouse was built. Annexed to Vermontville. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 192 | |
Eaton | Roxand | Cole Rural #4f | Log/B | 1859-1900's-1961 | Was near Wheaton Rd & Mount Hope Hwy | A vote was taken and the district annexed to Sunfield School District. Building was sold and torn-down. A new brick residence was constructed. Rural Schools of Eaton County p 249 | |
Eaton | Delta | Colt Rural | Near Village of Edgemont Park & Waverly Rd | School still open. MORSA | |||
Eaton | Windsor | Cooktown Rural #10 | Log/W | 1876-1921 | S of Billwood Highway & Nixon Rd Old Maid Swamp Area | Log school burned-down around 1900 and replaced with a wooden-frame school. That was sold and used for storage, and it too burned down in 1962. District annexed to Potterville Schools. Windsor Township book by Thelma Casuss. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 307 | |
Eaton | Delta | Delta Center Rural #2 | Log/W | 1839-75-1947 | Canal Rd between St Joe & Mt Hope Rds | Building demolished. Torn-down in 1958 for construction of Interstate I-496 Hwy. Students possibly annexed to Grand Ledge. Rural Schools of Eaton County pgs 126 & 131 | |
Eaton | Delta | Delta Mills Rural #1 | W | 1839-1958 | NW corner of Ingersol Rd at 6816 Delta River Dr. Village near the Grand River | Michigan Historical Site. In 1839 residents built a wood-frame school that would seat 65. In 1940 the building was remodeled and a 2nd classroom added. Had grades 1-8 there until 1958. Annexed to Grand Ledge Schools in 1956. Has been replaced by a new school building. Traveling thru time p. 110. By 1879 there were nine one-room schools in the town and Township. The last school closed in 1982 and has been a daycare center since 1990. Michigan Shadow Towns | |
Eaton | Windsor | Dimondale High School #6 | B | 1929-1963 | Dimondale had its own schools including a High School until 1963. Annexed to Holt Schools | Dimondale had its own schools including a High School until 1963. Annexed to Holt Schools. The High School was a two-story brick building | |
Eaton | Benton | Doane /Benton Rural #5 | W | 1899-1968 | Doane Hwy & Oneida Rd on the SW corner of intersection | Doane, Earl, Welmore and Strange banded together in 1960. In 1968 students could transfer to Grand Ledge, Charlotte or Potterville. School and contents auctioned off after 1968. Was converted into a residence. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 57 | |
Eaton | Delta | Dolly Varden Rural #9 | No Records Available | Building gone. MORSA | |||
Eaton | Chester | Dorman Rural #10 | W | 1861-1936 | Vermontville Hwy between Chester & Ainger Rds | Closed as a school in 1937. Now a residence. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 107 | |
Eaton | Sunfield | Dow Rural #1 & #3f | Log/W | Log 1841-W 1850-1865-1965 | Dow School annexed to Lakewood School District in 1965. and reverted to the original farm owner who sold it. Now a residence. Burned-down in 1995. Log school replaced by wooden-frame school in 1850 and again in 1865. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 260 | ||
Eaton | Oneida | Earl Rural. 2nd school #7f | W | 1873-1967 | Across the road from the original Earl School | Vote taken in March 1967, and by a tally of 4-0 it was decided to close the school and send the students to Doane or Strange one-room schools. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 217 | |
Eaton | Benton | Earl Rural. Original school #7f | Log | 1873-1967 | Original Earl School | Building demolished. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 216 | |
Eaton | Eaton Rapids | Eaton Rapids Public Schools | City Schools | Kellogg Foundation Funds. Construction grant in 1938 | |||
Eaton | Carmel | Ells Rural #3 | B | 1859-1955 | 4981 Carlisle Rd | By a vote of 116 to 3, Carmel Schools annexed in 1955. Ells annexed to Charlotte. Now a residence. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 90 | |
Eaton | Delta | Elmwood City School | Currently on Elmwood Rd in Delta Township. Part of Waverly School System | School still open. MORSA | |||
Eaton | Kalamo | Evans Rural first school #2 | W | 1844-1880 | 11519 W Five Point Hwy, Nashville | 1st school in Kalamo Township. School building was replaced in 1880 and moved slightly into Barry County | |
Eaton | Assyria & Barry Co | Evans Rural second #2 | W | 1880-1967 | Replaced 1st school In Kalamo Township. Moved into Eaton County | Starting in 1955 Bellevue accepted students from Evans. In 1967 Evans closed. Sold and then demolished in 2008 | |
Eaton | Eaton | Fairview Rural #1f | B | 1955 | Was at 1780 Lansing Rd where Bowling Alley now stands | Annexed in 1955 to Charlotte. Very handsome building, now gone. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 141 | |
Eaton | Eaton | Fast Rural #11f | W | 1957 | Was at intersection of Kinsel Hwy & Hartel Rd | The building was closed in the 1980's and sold to Eaton Township. Annexed to Charlotte. Building demolished. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 142 | |
Eaton | Brookfield | Favorite Rural #10f | W | 1860-1944 | NW corner of Royston Rd & Holmes Hwy (Hamlin Township) | In 1940 discussed sending High School students to Eaton Rapids. Closed in 1944. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 77 | |
Eaton | Sunfield | Figg Rural #4 | W | Log or homes 1859-1877 Wood. closed in 1946 | Annexed Sunfield School in 1946. In 1953-54 used for Boy Scouts. In 1965 and reverted to original donor. School eventually burned down by Sunfield Fire Department as a practice fire. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 263 | ||
Eaton | Bellevue | Follett Rural #3f | B | 1859-1949 | Located at Ionia Rd & Follett Hwy | Building converted into a residence. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 34 | |
Eaton | Walton | Fordham Rural #2 | W | 1923 | Located at Weeks Rd & Butterfield Hwy (Pioneer History of Eaton County) | In 1923 voted to consolidate with Walton Union School in Olivet City. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 297 | |
Eaton | Brookfield | Fox Rural #2 | W | 1929-1947 | NE corner of Spicerville Hwy & Narrow Lake Rd | Students sent to Olivet Schools. School deeded to new owners in 1956. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 78 | |
Eaton | Vermontville | Frog Holler Rural | Probably on Round Lake Rd | Building used for storage. MORSA. One-room schools by Susan Apps-Bodilly. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 289 | |||
Eaton | Roxand | Gates Rural #11 | W | 1878-1965 | Building demolished. Closed in 1930 for lack of students. Shortly after it re-opened. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 232 | ||
Eaton | Brookfield | Gildart Rural #7 | W | 1929-1946 | NW corner of Bellevue Hwy & Gildart Rd | Annexed to Olivet Schools. Building demolished. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 79 | |
Eaton | Chester | Gresham Rural #2 | W | 1839-1976 | Corner of W Gresham Hwy & Mulliken Rd | Two buildings. 2nd one 1905-1962. Believed to now be a residence. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 106 | |
Eaton | Eaton Rapids | Gunnell Rural #3 | 1860-1958 | Columbia Rd, Potterville | Now standing vacant after school board made many improvements. MORSA. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 164 | ||
Eaton | Sunfield | Hagar Rural #2f | W | 1859-1961 | NE corner of Hagar & Kelly Rds in Sunfield Township | Consolidated with Sunfield Schools in 1961. MI State Archives, MI Directory of Rural Schools & Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 259 | |
Eaton | Bellevue | Hall Rural #7f | B | 1867-1955 | Lacey Lake Hwy, Hall St & M-78 | Renovated starting in 1926 and became a Standard School. Annexed to Bellevue in 1955. Sold & now a residence | |
Eaton | Vermontville | Hallenbeck Rural #5 | W | before 1890-at least 1924 | Moved down the road. Now Chester Gospel Church. Hand pump still remains at school site. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 286 | ||
Eaton | Hamlin | Hamlin #15 | W | 1884-1970 | 10248 Kinneville Rd, Eaton Rapids | Photo in Gallery. In 1884 a one-room school was built to replace one that had been built in 1873. The brick school was used until 1970. It was one of the first to get electricity. Annexted to Eaton Rapids Schools. Now Humpty Dumpty Cooperative School. Traveling thru Time p. 111 | |
Eaton | Delta | Harpster Rural #4 | W | 1942 | Willow Hwy between Broadbent & Nixon Rds | Converted into a residence. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 133 | |
Eaton | Bellevue | Hemenway/Cushing Rural #5 | W | 1859-1913 | Cronk Highway, S side, Just E of Ionia Rd | Cushing School moved in 1910 and became Hemingway. Sold in 1913. Was a residence. Now Gone. Rural Schools Eaton County p. 48 | |
Eaton | Kalamo | Hinckley Rural #11 | W? | 1909-1920 | Bradley Rd near intersection of Kalamo Hwy (moved once?) | Building converted into a residence. MORSA. History of Kalamo Township, 1989 | |
Eaton | Windsor | Hinckley Rural #4 | W | 1848-1958 | 2nd brick school built in 1904 & located at one side of Holt Rd just off M-99 | In 1908 added school library of 41 books. Original school sold in 1906 and moved to a local farm. School annexed to the Eaton Rapids School district in 1958. Lansing State Journal covered the conversion of the school into a beautiful residence used today. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 309 | |
Eaton | Walton | Hockenberry Rural #7 | W | -1920 | Located at Matthews Rd & Spicerville Hwy between Olivet & Charlotte | Annexed to Olivet in 1920. Now a garage. Present owner did not realize it had been a one-room schoolhouse. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 298 | |
Eaton | Benton | Hovey Rural #1 | Log/W | 1843-1955 | School located in 2 or 3 locations. One was Hosey Hovey Farm | First a log school, then in 1845 a new wood-framed school. In 1955 annexed to Charlotte. Now a residence. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 62 | |
Eaton | Chester | Hubbard Rural #8 | W | 1859-1940's | At Hubbard Rd when it ended at Laramie Hwy | School had been closed several years but annexed to Charlotte in 1955. Now a residence. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 110 | |
Eaton | Sunfield | Hunter Rural #5f | Cedar | by 1859?-1939 | Unknown at this time but still standing | By a vote of 24 Yes and 7 No, the district was annexed to Sunfield in 1939. Building then used for Grange & other community meetings. Later sold and is now a residence. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 206 | |
Eaton | Eaton Rapids | J. P. Smith Rural #2 | Log/W | 1841-69-1962 | Log school at S Main St | Burned-down in 1875. Wood-frame school built in 1896. PTA formed in 1927. In 1952 annexed to Eaton Rapids Schools. Stayed open for K-6 classes until 1962. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 166 | |
Eaton | Oneida | Johnson Rural #2f | W | NE corner of M-43 & Benton Rd | Johnson School consolidated with Grand Ledge and the school building no longer exists. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 218 | ||
Eaton | Roxand | Kelly Rural #5f | W | 1859-1939 | Was located at SW corner of Needmore Hwy & Clinton Trail (M-50) | Most of the building demolished with only a small portion still standing. MI State Archives & Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 234 | |
Eaton | Windsor | King Rural #7 | Log/W | 1854-1942 | Nixon & Rossman Hwy | Log school built in 1854. Replaced by a frame building in 1860. Annexed to Dimondale Schools in 1921. Re-opened in 1929. Students went to Potterville or Charlotte. After awhile the school was sold and it burned-down prior to 1976. Rural Schools in Eaton County p. 313 | |
Eaton | Eaton Rapids . | Kingsland Rural/Skinner #11f | W | 1881-1960 | Intersection of Wilbur Hwy & Smith Rd | Annexed to Eaton Rapids School as it was in poor condition. School was purchased and converted into a residence. Windsor Township by Thelma Caruss, Lansing State Journal and Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 310 | |
Eaton | Eaton Rapids | Klink Rural #3 | Was located on Bunker Hwy in Eaton Rapids | Building demolished. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 172 | |||
Eaton | Hamlin | Knight Rural #6f | B | 1846-1877-1938 | Durfee Rd | School board records intact. The building was demolished. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 182 | |
Eaton | Vermontville | Lake Rural | 1859-1938 | Located at NW corner of Lake & Brown Rds, Vermontville | School still standing. Used for storage. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 288 | ||
Eaton | Chester | Lamie Rural #9 | W | 1859-1967 | N side Lamie Hwy near Ainger Rd | District annexed to Charlotte in 1967. Now a residence. Michigan State Archives. Rural Schools of Eaton County. p. 111 | |
Eaton | Roxand | Loucks Rural #12 | Log/W | 1858-2002 | 9600 Loucks Rd, Mulliken, MI 48861 | Originally log, then wooden-frame school burned in 1929, but was rebuilt. One of last remaining one-room schools in Michigan. Was in use until 2002. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 236 | |
Eaton | Walton | Mack Rural #4 | W? | W side of Old US-27 near Miller Rd | Consolidated to Olivet sometime around the late 1920's. Building demolished. Rural Schools of Eaton County. p. 298 | ||
Eaton | Sunfield | Magden Rural #6 | Log/W | 1873-1939 | Log school near the intersection of St Joe Hwy & M-50 | Eaton County School Directory states that Magden consolidated with Sunfield Schools about 1939 and is now a residence | |
Eaton | Walton | Mahan | Fractional. Building gone. MORSA | ||||
Eaton | Brookfield | Mahan Rural #8f | W | 1929-1949 | 2 locations: NE corner of Cochran & Mahan Rds | In 1941 Eaton Rapids started a hot lunch program. Burned-down in 1949. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 80 | |
Eaton | Vermontville | Maple Valley | MORSA | ||||
Eaton | Chester | Martin Rural #7 | Log/W | 1851-1868 | Located on the Alton White Farm. Now a residence. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 115 | ||
Eaton | Kalamo | Mason Rural #1 | W | 1887-1940 | Standard School in 1923. Students bused to Vermontville after 1940 until the district annexed to Nashville. Now a Residence. History of Kalamo Township, 1989. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 197 | ||
Eaton | Carmel | Mauer Rural #5 | B | 1851-1955 | 1482 W Kalamo Hwy. Later at 1959 W Kalamo Hwy | 2nd school building was built of brick in 1875. By a vote of 116-3 all Carmel Schools annexed in 1955. Mauer annexed to Charlotte Schools then sold the building to Carmel for their Township Hall. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 93 | |
Eaton | Eaton | McClintic Rural #6 | 1851-1961 | Was on the corner of Stewart Rd & Packard Hwy | Because of traffic the school was moved back from the road in 1926. Now a residence. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 143 | ||
Eaton | Benton | McConnell Rural #6 | W | 1859-1955 | Potterville School sold building in 1955 and was to be moved off property within 90 days. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 60 | ||
Eaton | Carmel | McLaughlin Rural #9 | W? | 1893-1945 | Valley Hwy & Ainger Rd | By 1945 students transferred to Vermontville or Charlotte. School building is gone. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 96 | |
Eaton | Benton | Merrill Rural/ Benton Rural #2 | B | 1899-1938 | 6510 N Hartel Rd (M-100) Potterville | Consolidated with Potterville in 1938. Deeded back to original owner in 1957. Sold in 1988 to be remodeled as a museum by a former student. Now vacant and possibly for sale. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 64 | |
Eaton | Benton | Miers/West Benton Rural #10 | W | 1872-1967 | Intersection of Benton Rd & Gresham Hwy | Major renovation in 1956. Annexed to Charlotte in 1967. Converted into a residence in 1968. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 66 | |
Eaton | Eaton | Miller Rural #8f | W | 1855-1966 | 1720 Broadway Hwy | Eaton Republican says school opened in 1855. MI State Archives site in 1866. After 1966 it was used for storage. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 144 | |
Eaton | Carmel | Millersburg Rural #8 | W | 1965 | NW corner of Valley Hwy & Millersburg Rd | Building sold for $250 and is now residence. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 98 | |
Eaton | Delta | Millet Rural #5 | B | 1880-1930's | Millett Hwy near Snow Rd | 3 schools on-site. 1st burned in 1881. 2nd brick school burned in 1890. 3rd solid brick school built in 1927 is still standing. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 134 | |
Eaton | Roxand | Milliken/Mulliken Rural #2 | B | New B School by 1900-1990s | Located on the corner of M-43 & Mulliken Rd | A 2nd brick school was built in 1951 with the first brick school sold and converted into a residence. This 1951 brick school had many classrooms and a gym added to it. It eventually was sold to a church that still uses part of it. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 240 | |
Eaton | Carmel | Morse Rural #7f | B | 1955 | 2984 S Cochran, Charlotte | Apartment building. By a vote of 116 to 3 all Carmel Schools Annexed in 1955. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 91 | |
Eaton | Roxand | Mover | Building gone. MORSA | ||||
Eaton | Eaton | Munson Rural #12f | W | 1966 | Was at 108 E Kinsell Rd | Combined with Quantrill School in 1947. Operated as one school until annexation in 1966. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 147 | |
Eaton | Kalamo | Murray/See Bowen School #2 | 1925 | ||||
Eaton | Sunfield | Nead Rural #3 | W | 1859-1924 | Located in the vicinity of Clinton Trail (M-50) & Saginaw HWY (M-43) | Michigan School Directory for Eaton County. MIchigan State Archives. Building torn-down before September 1992 | |
Eaton | Roxand | Needmore Rural #10f | 1865-1954 | Garage was added in 1938. Bathroom with running water and electricity added in 1943. Annexed in 1965. Auctioned off for $460 and is now a residence. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 242 | |||
Eaton | Windsor | New Guinea/North Windsor #9f | Log/W | Log 1850's-1868. W 1874- | Center of Oak Hwy | Replaced 1st school North Windsor. Made of logs and built 1850's | |
Eaton | Roxand | Nickel Rural #8 | W | 1873-1878-closed 1941 | Located at intersection of Saginaw & Nickel Rds | Purchased a coal stove in 1901. Outhouses removed in the 1920's. A teacher raised money for a Bell and then a Flag. Annexed to Grand Ledge School District. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 244 | |
Eaton | Delta | Nixon Rural #3 | W? | 1930-1947 | On St Joe Hwy & Nixon Rd | Building gone. MORSA. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 136 | |
Eaton | Kalamo | North Kalamo Rural #3 | 1843-88-1946 | Combined with S Kalamo in 1888, split in 1891. Achieved Standard School status in 1928. History of Kalamo Township, 1989. Now a residence. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 35 & p. 199 | |||
Eaton | Walton | Olivet Rural School | W/B | 1839-Frame 185?-burned | Formally consolidated with Olivet Schools in 1920. School bus purchased in 1923. Probably closed about 1929. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 293 | ||
Eaton | Hamlin | Onderdonk Rural #16 | 1842-1951 | M-50 N of Buck Hwy | Demolished. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 172 | ||
Eaton | Oneida | Oneida Center Rural #10 | W | 1854-1945 | NW corner of St Joe Hwy & Oneida Rd | Consolidated with Grand Ledge Public Schools. Michigan School Directory 1945. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 220 & Michigan State Board of Education | |
Eaton | Vermontville | Patterson Rural #2f | -1938 | Located on W Side of Ionia Rd & N Lake Hwy | Consolidated with Vermont Hills Schools. MI State Archives and Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 279 | ||
Eaton | Eaton | Perkey Rural #4 | W | 1870-1969 | Present location of Eaton Township Hall | Demolished for construction of Township Hall. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 18 | |
Eaton | Brookfield | Perry Rural #6 | W | 1929-1962 | NW corner of Brookfield Rd & Mahan Hwy | Building converted into a residence. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 82 | |
Eaton | Eaton Rapids | Petrieville Rural #8 | W | 1890-1941 | 16118 Petrieville Hwy, Eaton Rapids | 1st school destroyed by a tornado. 2nd school burned in 1925. Closed in 1941. Officially annexed to Eaton Rapids School District in 1956. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 168 | |
Eaton | Eaton Rapids | Plains | Plains & Waverly Rd | Now a residence | |||
Eaton | Windsor | Pray Rural #2 | Log | 1859, 1862 | Corner of Vermontville Hwy & Gunnell Rd | 2 log schools. In 1958, 7th & 8th grades sent to Eaton Rapids. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 316 | |
Eaton | Benton | Quantrell Rural #3 | B | 1858-1968 | SE corner of W Benton & McConnell Rds | Annexed to Charlotte in 1968. School auctioned off for $50. In 2004 Quantrell School reunion held in Charlotte. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 68 | |
Eaton | Bellevue | Reynolds Rural #4 | W | 1859-85-1936-57 | Now sits at W end of Bellevue Elementary School | Annexed to Bellevue Schools. Vacant, moved & used as a classroom. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 35 & p. 49 | |
Eaton | Eaton Rapids | Rogers Rural #1 | Log/W | 1842-53-1964 | Log school at S Main St | 1st was #12 of Eaton Rapids. A fire destroyed the building in 1875. James I. Rogers was a teacher at the school and the school was named after him. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 170 | |
Eaton | Roxand | Roxand Center #9 or #12 | Log/W | 1841-1963 | 1720 Broadway Hwy or 9600 Loucks Rd, Mulliken, MI 48861 | Annexed to Lakewood School District. Still standing. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 246 & Michigan State Board of Education | |
Eaton | Eaton | Royston Rural #3 or #9 | W | 1859-72-1960s | On the hill at Royston Rd & Island Hwy | Building converted into a residence. MORSA. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 150 | |
Eaton | Chester | Santee/Mitchell Rural #3 | B | 1917- | Address given as Lamie Hwy & Chester Rd but also listed Ainger Rd | Teachers had to also do janitorial work. Now a residence. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 118 | |
Eaton | Walton | Scott Rural | Located in E Walton according to Historical Map of Eaton County | Most likely annexed to Olivet Schools. Building gone. MORSA | |||
Eaton | Bellevue | Section Hill Rural #4f | W | 1929-1940 | Was on S side of Assyria Highway at Hill Rd | Annexed to Bellevue School in 1936. Moved to Bellevue property in the 1950's. Used for storage and sports equipment. Eventually demolished by 1960. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 35 & p. 50 | |
Eaton | Sunfield | Shaytown Rural #3f | W | 1859-1939 | Located on corner of Shaytown Rd & Clinton Trail (M-50) | Many school reunions. Michigan State Archives. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 272 | |
Eaton | Brookfield | Sherman Rural #3f | W | 1860-1953 | Was located at NW corner of Spicerville Hwy & Sherman Rd | Building is gone. Burned-down possibly by arson. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 84 | |
Eaton | Windsor | Skinner Rural #1 | Log/W | 1857. 1868 W- Closed 1963 | Located on corner of Shaytown Rd & Clinton Trail (M-50) | ||
Eaton | Chester | Smith Rural #14 | W | 1859-1939 | 3450 Ash Hwy (Now corner of M-50) | Now a residence with a garage from school. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 119 | |
Eaton | Delta | Snow Road | Part of Eaton Rapids Public Schools | ||||
Eaton | Delta | Sopers Rural #6 | W | No Records Available | Building gone. MORSA | ||
Eaton | Eaton | South Eaton Rural #5 | B | Intersection of Long Hwy & Ackley Rd | Originally may have been called Wall School. Gone. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 146 | ||
Eaton | Kalamo | South Kalamo Rural #6 | B | 1849's-92-1942 | On S Kalamo Hwy | Combined with North Kalamo in 1888, split in 1891. History of Kalamo Township, 1989. Built a brick school in 1892. Burned in 1911. About 1915, a 3rd school was built which still stands. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 35 & p. 200 | |
Eaton | Kalamo | Spaulding Rural #9f | 1865-77-1962 | Lacey Lake Rd & Five Point Hwy | School closed in 1945-46, but reopened and final closing was in 1962. Building demolished. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 203 | ||
Eaton | Hamlin | Spicerville Rural #13f | 1903-1947 | Was at corner of Spicerville Hwy & Steele Rd | Building gone. Rural Schools of Eaton County. p. 186 | ||
Eaton | Walton | Stine Rural #10f | B? | 1841-1920 | Stine Rd & Five Point Hwy | Annexed to Walton United School in Olivet. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 301 | |
Eaton | Oneida | Strange Rural #3 | Log/W/B | 1839-open | 3030 W Mt Hope Rd, Grand Ledge | First a log school built in 1839 and sold for $1.08. Next a wood frame school built later in 1839 and sold for $3.49. In 1880 the school built a fine brick school In 1960 Sunfield joined with some other rural school and became their own district. Their HS students went to Sunfield for High School and a Tuition was paid for them. The Strange school survived and how teaches K-5. In 1979 Ronald A. Brunger documented Strange School. The Slate Fall 2007. | |
Eaton | Sunfield | Sunfield Public Schools #2 | Log/W/B | 1839- current | Township #5 S of Range #6. 1st St & M-39 Saginaw Hwy | ||
Eaton | Kalamo | Swift Rural #5 | 1870-1945 | Was on Swift Rd between Kalamo & Five Point Hwys | Annexed to Bellevue Schools in 1955. Building converted into a residence. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 205 | ||
Eaton | Carmel | Thornton Rural #4f | W | 1899-1955 | Corner of Ainger & Thornton Rds | Sold in 1956 for $1,750. Now a residence. By a vote of 116 to 3 Carmel Schools annexed in 1955. Rural Schools of Eaton County | |
Eaton | Unidentified-Little Red School #150 | ||||||
Eaton | Carmel | Valley Rural #6 | W | 1959 | W side of Chester Rd near S Valley Hwy | School Library had all of the classics. Converted into a residence. May now be gone. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 100 | |
Eaton | Vermontville Academy | 1836-1853 | N Main & E Main St, Vermontville | In 1836, a group from Vermont known as the Union Colony settled in Vermontville. They built a school that opened in the winter of 1844/45. Used until about 1864. A Michigan Historic Site. Traveling thru time p. 116 | |||
Eaton | Brookfield | Verplank Rural #5 | Log/B | 1855-84-1938 | NE corner of Butterfield Hwy & Brookfield Rd | A new brick school was built in 1884. In 1938 students went to Olivet. In 1959 the brick building was moved and became Verplank Assembly of God. It is now vacant. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 85 | |
Eaton | Carmel | Wade Rural #2 | W | 1859-1955 | N side of Carlisle Hwy, E of Stine Rd | Building converted into a residence. Annexed to #2 and then Charlotte in 1955. Michigan State Archives. Rural Schools Eaton County p. 103 | |
Eaton | Kalamo | Walworth Rural | 2 | NW corner of Shaytown Rd & Valley Hwy | See Cogsdill School | ||
Eaton | Brookfield | Watkins Rural #11 | W | 1929-1953 | NE corner of Bellevue Hwy & Sherman Rd | Demolished. Rural Schools of Eaton County, p. 86 | |
Eaton | Oneida | Watson Rural #8f | B/W | 1870-1964 | Corner of St Joe Hwy & Benton Rd | Full restoration as a typical one-room school that classroom children can visit for the experience. School annexed to Grand Ledge Schools in 1964. Sold to Community Club for $1. Restoration started in late 1990's. Rural Schools in Eaton County p. 226 | |
Eaton | Delta | Waverly #2 | 11442 N Allis Hwy, Waverly, Township (between M-211 and Maxon Rd) | Current use: Residence | |||
Eaton | Kalamo | Wells Rural #10f | B | 1875-1950's | S side of Kinsel Hwy near where Nashville Hwy ends | Original school in Kalamo Township. New brick school in 1875, built W in Vermontville Township in 1950's. Consolidated with Vermontville School District. History of Kalamo Township, 1989. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 206 | |
Eaton | Windsor | West Windsor Rural #3 | W | 1847-burned 1914- B-1969 | At Stagecoach Stop between Charlotte & Lansing | After their schools burned-down in 1914 it was decided to build a brick school. Closed in 1969 with students going to Charlotte Schools. Still standing and used over the years for many things. Stores, church and businesses. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 321 | |
Eaton | Benton | Wetmore Rural #9 | W | 1866-1967 | E Side of Otto Rd between Gresham & Pinch Hwys | Modernized in 1941. Frequent reunions. By 1955-56, 8 grades at Charlotte. All students at Charlotte by 1967. Rural County Schools of Eaton County p. 70 | |
Eaton | Chester | Wheaton Rural #1 | Log/W | 1839-1967 | Robert Wheaton Farm | District annexed to Charlotte in 1967. Then became a church building. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 120 | |
Eaton | Brookfield | Wilcox Rural #3 | W | 1859-1937 | 6772 Pardo Hwy | Students may have gone to Olivet by 1937. District annexed to Olivet in 1957. Now a residence. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 80 | |
Eaton | Windsor | Williams Rural #8 | B | 1860-1945 | Was located at NW corner of Williams Hwy & Hart Rd (MI State Archives) | Sometime in the early 1940's the school was accidentally burned-down. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 312 | |
Eaton | Sunfield | Winans | Building converted into a residence. MORSA | ||||
Eaton | Sunfield | Woodbury Rural #7 | W | 1900-1941 | Consolidated with Sunfield Schools in 1942. Still standing and used for storage. MI State Archives. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 271 | ||
Eaton | Chester | Wyble Rural #11f | 1938 | Bradley Rd & Kinsel Hwy | Building gone. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 122 | ||
Eaton | Bellevue | Youngs Rural #7 | Log/W | 1845-1948 | Log school replaced in 1851. Frame-school built on Hosey Hovey's Farm. Annexed to Bellevue Public Schools in 1936. Sold in 1950. Converted into a residence. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 35 & p. 61 | ||
Eaton | Delta | Zachariah Rural #8 | 1958 | Was at Millet Hwy & I-496 Hwy | Torn-down in 1958 for construction of I-496 Hwy. Rural Schools of Eaton County p. 136 | ||
Emmet | Maple River | (Little) Red School #5 | 17 | Log/W | 1883-by 1937 | 4 miles NE of Ayr School near junction of Johnson & Red School Rds. 2 miles S of Pellston | On 1939 census had 39 students. Now maintained and used by community. Later used as Maple River Grange Hall (1937, date appears on the building) Now used and maintained by its community |
Emmet | Littlefield | Alanson Public Schools #1 | Town not called Alanson until 1882 | ||||
Emmet | Littlefield | Alanson Public Schools #1 | Was located in Maple River Township in the early 1880's | ||||
Emmet | Maple River | Ayr/North Ayr #1f | 19 | Log/W Present schoolhouse built 1906 | 1875-1955. | 3989 US-31 Maple River Rd. North Ayr Rd just 1/2 mile north of its intersection with Brutus Road. | Originally called The Tonedagana School. Also Mulholland School after a nearby family of that name. The entire county was eventually renamed Emmet County. There were earlier schools than Ayr. Brutus School & Maple River #1 started in 1879 and Sunny Ridge was formed in 1880. Sunny Ridge was Maple River #2. In the early 1880's Alanson and the Oden area had Maple River Township districts #3 and #4 (1881 and 1882) The #5 Red School started in 1883. Ayr and North Ayr started in 1883. The original school site is where the school stands today. In February they purchased the 2 acres of school property for $10. In 1901 students in Sunny Ridge transferred to Ayr. In 1905 it was decided to build a wooden-frame school. It was a large school. The Great Depression caused cut backs. Mothers were asked to clean the school with no pay is one example. Until 1930 only 3 students had gone onto H.S. at Alanson. The WPA helped the school. They dug a well & put in a new fence. There were a lot of upgrades. The 1939 census had 32 students. School named in newspaper 15 Sept 1949. School closed in 1955 and consolidated with Pellston district. Used as Township Hall. In 2006 Ayr existed as a residence. In 2017 used for community uses |
Emmet | Center | Bennett | 12 | by 1880- | NW corner of the SW 1/4 section of S/12 according to 1880 newspaper article | ||
Emmet | Stutsmanville | Blackman | 2 | by 1895 | Contact: Dorothea (Eastman) Greer. Her father was a teacher in 1895 | ||
Emmet | Bliss | Bliss #2 known as East Bliss | 23 | W | 1878-1949 | Located in the Village | Bliss #2 also known as East Bliss. 1949 newspaper: Bliss #2 to close and consolidate with students sent to Pellston. Bliss #2 is the 2nd Bliss school to consolidate. Between 1907 and 1949 34 different teachers taught at East Bliss |
Emmet | Maple River | Brutus #1 | 22 | 1879- | Corner of US-31 and Brutus Rd | 1939 census had 77 students. Deed for school property dated Sept 1881. (It is probable that Brutus #1 was rebuilt and the first building became a Mennonite Church in 1894) School named in newspaper 15 Sept 1949. It appears that by 2018 the Brutus School is now used as the Maple River Township Hall on the corner of US-31 and Brutus Rd | |
Emmet | Bliss | Canby (v) #6f | 34 | W | 1884-1964 | 25 East Levering Rd, NE corner of Canby Rd, Levering, MI | Hughes School was used until 1884-85 when Canby was completed. On 1939 census Canby had 39 students. In 1925 it became a Standard School. School named in newspaper 15 Sept 1949. It was open until 1964. They were the 4th and last Bliss school to consolidate with Pellston. After closing, the 4-H group leased it for 99 years. But Zillow listed it for sale in 2021 for $201,000 and said it had be transformed into a beautiful modern home |
Emmet | Carp Lake | Carp Lake #3 | 15/10 | 6187 on E Gill Rd, Carp Lake | On 1939 census had 41 students. School named in newspaper 15 Sept 1949. Used as a church. Students now going to Pellston. 14 Sept, 1953 Petoskey Evening News. A notation states that Carp Lake School has been torn-down | ||
Emmet | Carp Lake | Carp Lake/Hebron #3f or #5 | 15 | Mackinaw City Address | On 1939 census had 9 students | ||
Emmet | Resort | Carpenter #5 | 7 | B | -by 1961 | The land for the school was given to Little Traverse Township in 1886. Located on Horton Bay Rd | School named in newspaper 15 Sept 1949. The brick Carpenter School and property were sold in 1961 for $3,300 |
Emmet | Carp Lake | Cecil Bay | 29 | W | Cecil Bay Rd | Building gone. On 1939 census had 26 students | |
Emmet | Emmet | City Schools of Petoskey | 5 & 6 | B | Around 1910 | Within City Limits: Central High School & 4 Wards | |
Emmet | Bear Creek | Connabel | 31 | E side of Linwood Lake, bottom of Township | |||
Emmet | Little Traverse | Conway #4f | 1 & 17 | 1886-1967 | The land for the school was given to Little Traverse Township in 1886 | In 1938 The Conway School burned to the ground. On 1939 census Conway had 38 students. School named in newspaper 15 Sept 1949. In 1966-67 Conway annexed to Petoskey Public Schools. It was being used by the school for quite some time. Then when the school was no longer needed in 1981 it was converted into the Little Traverse Township Community Center. In 2007 it was torn-down | |
Emmet | Friendship | Crapo #6f | 29 | Crapo #6f was dissolved in the summer of 1948 | |||
Emmet | Cross Village | Cross Village Parochial | 1859 | Father Weikamp's school started in 1859 but a new building replaced it in 1903. The original building was moved and is now the (1981) the Township Hall. The school was operated by the Sisters of St. Francis. | |||
Emmet | Cross Village | Cross Village Public #1 | 3/4 | W | 1870-1991. Currently a one-room school | 5971 Wadsworth Rd, Cross Village | Established in 1870 the present school was built in 1885. There was a huge fire in Cross Village in 1918 that burned-down much of the town including two schools. 3 blocks were leveled, 47 stores, residences, barns, out buildings and the plank sidewalks. On the 1939 census it shows 82 students. After 1959 it had 6 grades and closed in 1991. District annexed to Harbor Springs in 1991. The old school is now the Community Center and Township Hall. Michigan Shadow Towns |
Emmet | Springvale | Curtiss #1 | 23 | -1957 | Located on corner of Ellsworth & Pickerel Lake Rds | On 1939 census had 26 students. Annexed to Petoskey in 1957. Now a residence | |
Emmet | Resort | Depew #3 | 1880-by 1930's | Resort Pike S of Depew Rd | One of the six schools in Report Township. Depew School was torn-down in the early 1930's. It's school bell is now at Lincoln School | ||
Emmet | Earl School | 1903-by 1968 | Nothing known (Photo) |
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