THE MICHIGAN ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE ASSOCIATION

Portland Township

Portland

Ionia

1849

District #1 was Portland and Lyons. There was 53 students. District #3. Annual School Report for Portland Township Schools

Lyons #5

Lyons

Ionia

13

Abbey #1f

Danby

Ionia

Nov 1, 1845

Near Sanders in very bottom corner of Danby Township

36

In 1849 had 36 scholars. History of Ionia & Montcalm Counties

Kiddville/Oakwood #4

Otisco

Ionia

by 1860

Long Lake Rd at Kiddville Rd

1

Sometimes called Oakwood

Kiddville

Otisco

Ionia

circa 1850

Brinks District, E of Kiddville Rd

Teacher: Mrs. Elam Moe

Pewamo

Lyons

Ionia

by 1858

In Village of Pewamo

Had a white schoolhouse

Hahn #9

Boston

Ionia

Near Riverside & Hotchkiss Rds

8

Orleans #1

Orleans

Ionia

May 2, 1846

20

District #1 will be S/20, E half of S/19 and N half of S/29. Board of School Inspectors of Orleans

Otisco districts

Otisco

Ionia

1848

District #1 had 75 students. #2 62; #3 67; #4 57; #5 24; #7 24; #3f 7. Annual School Report for 1848

Holcomb #4

Ionia

Ionia

by 1860

NE corner of Parmeter & Jefferson Rds

6

Danby #3

Danby

Ionia

Nov 3, 1849

1 & 2

North LeValley #2

Ionia

Ionia

1853-active

2120 N State Rd, M-6 (State Rd) Ionia 48846

2

W

Active School. Still in operation K-5. (at least by 1994) Michigan State Board of Education 1988

Boston #1f

Boston

Ionia

Nov 1838-1840

First school in Boston on and owned by James Hutchinson

20

Log

Confiscated by Edson English. Moved his family into the schoolhouse and added onto it 1840

Campbell #5

Campbell

Ionia

Aug 20, 1856

27...

District #5 included sections 27, 26, 25, 34, 35, 36 and south half of sections 22, 23, and 24

Little Brick/Normington #11

Ronald

Ionia

May have been known as Little Brick or Normington School

Probart/Friendbrook #3f

Portland

Ionia

SW corner of Ionia & Friend Rds

30

Merged with Portland. Called both Probart and Friendbook School

Hayes #1f

North Plains

Ionia

closed about 1972

4087 Hayes Rd near Schaeffer Rd

30

W/Siding

District merged with Ionia about 1972

Odessa #6

Odessa

Ionia

Mar 15, 1861

Board of School Inspectors for Odessa

District #6 organized

Bishop #5

Sebewa

Ionia

consolidated 1940's

This building probably located near SE corner of Tupper Lake & Sunfield Rd

34

Consolidated with Sunfield in the late 1940's. Sold and used as a corn crib. No longer standing

Frost #3

Danby

Ionia

by 1860-Aug 16, 1965

10521 E Grand River Ave Portland, MI 48875

11

Annexed to Portland School in August 1965. Sold school to Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church

Ritenburg #2

Orange

Ionia

Near NE corner of Kelsey Rd & Grand River Ave

20

Sebewa Center #4

Sebewa

Ionia

1881-1965

2975 E Bippley Rd at Shilton Rd (SW corner of Bippley & Sunfield Rds)

22

B

Established school in 1847. Original school on Sunfield Rd halfway between Musgrove and Bippley Rds. Now owned by Sebewa Center Association as a Community Center & Election precinct. MORSA

Campbell #4

Campbell

Ionia

May 13, 1856

5...

District #4 included sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18 and some of 4, 9, 16

Chittle #8

Orleans

Ionia

NW corner of Kiddville & Orleans Rds

4

School #5

Orange

Ionia

S/6

6

Geological Survey 1917

Bushnell #1

Campbell

Ionia

by 1860

Moved toward Clarksville on Clinton Trail (now abandoned trail)

11

Log

#1 Originally on Marvel Churches and in S/10. History of Ionia and Montcalm Counties

Day/Sayles #2f

Keene

Ionia

By 1880

SE corner of Sayles & Harley Rd, White Bridge & County Line Rds

27

District #2f on 1880 Annual School Report had 37 students. History of Ionia and Montcalm counties. After it closed it was moved 1/4 mile W and is now a residence District #2f on 1880 Annual School Report had 37 students. History of Ionia and Montcalm counties. After it closed it was moved 1/4 mile W and is now a residence

#4

Otisco

Ionia

1897?

8001 Brundy Road in Ellis. E side of I-75 between Indian River & Wolverine. Now a residence

Boston Center #4

Boston

Ionia

by 1860-

Near intersection of Nash and Gould Rds, N of Grand River Ave

22

Stoughton #3

North Plains

Ionia

May 4, 1844-

NW corner of Bordon & O'Brien Rds

10

Opening date for #3 and 1880 enrollment number of 39 students. From History of Ionia and Montcalm Counties. At an unknown date merged with Carson City School District. Status of schoolhouse is unknown

Berlin #2

Berlin

Ionia

1848

Annual School report for 1848

29 scholars

Berlin #4

Berlin

Ionia

1848

Annual School report for 1848

34 scholars

North Bell #1

Boston

Ionia

Near SE intersection of Grand River Ave & Kyser Rd

20

No longer standing

Cole/Cowles/Kemp #4f

Otisco

Ionia

by 1868-1962

W side of Kidville Rd, S of Long Lake Rd

1

W

Sometimes also called Cowles School or Kemp School. This district consolidated with Belding in 1943. Schoolhouse sold in 1970, possibly for a residence at 1007 Belding Rd. Not sure

Campbell/Odessa #6

Campbell

Ionia

May 4, 1858

District #6f included Campbell sections 24, 25, 36 and west halves of sections 2, 29 & 32 in Odessa

Maple Corners #1f

Lyons

Ionia

N side Maple Rd & 1/4 mile E of Divine Hwy

34

Students divided between Portland and Pewamo-Westphalia School districts after Maple Corners closed

Cook's Corner #1

Otisco

Ionia

by 1860

W side of White's Bridge, 1/4 mile N of M-44

9

Sessions Second School #4

Berlin

Ionia

1898-

2880 W Davis Hwy (MDNR: Parks & Rec Div)

34

CS

A 2nd Sessions School made of cobblestone was built across the street and down a little ways. This is the oldest standing cobblestone schoolhouse in Michigan. Was restored in 1918. Slate Spring 1997

North Plains Center #4

North Plains

Ionia

May 4, 1844

Hogan Rd just W of Beahan Rd

16

Opening date and 1880 Annual School report for 1880 showing enrollment of 60 students from History of Ionia and Montcalm Counties. At some unknown date merged with Carson City School District. Status of schoolhouse unknown

Lyons Graded School

Lyons

Ionia

In Village of Lyons

Total number of students in Lyon's School is 805. The Graded School has four-rooms and can seat 300 students

Boston #2f

Boston

Ionia

Sep 28, 1839

Parts in more than 1 section

30

In 1847 there were 26 scholars

Orleans enrollment

Orleans

Ionia

1880

District #1 has 47 students. #2 67; #3 76; #4 35; #5 39; #6 32; #7f 85; #8 56; #9 75; #10 68. Total enrollment Orleans Township 580 students. Annual School Report for 1880: Enrollment in districts #1-#10

North Plains #2

North Plains

Ionia

May 4, 1844

Previously Lyons #9

14

Keefer #1f

Orange

Ionia

1869-1971

Corner of Keefer Hwy & Reeder Rd, Lyons MI

1

W

Received picture and information of Sandra Sterling (sedlin@msn.com). Her mother attended K and I think she and her brother and sister attended. They lived across the street. Address is correct. When it closed students went to either Ionia or Portland depending on where they lived. Fractional but unknown where. Only districts in Ionia County were Portland, Lyons, Ionia and Orange. She will look for more info 3/2024

Danby #2f

Danby

Ionia

June 6, 1846

19

In 1849 had 13 children

Orleans first school

Orleans

Ionia

1843

In upper part of Daniel Hoyt's log house

Log

Subscription school taught by Arabella Hewitt of Otisco. Had 6-8 pupils and she received $1 per week

Berlin Center #6

Berlin

Ionia

1883-

Near intersection of Peck Lake & Jordan Lake in Berlin Center

21

Log/B

In 1883, replaced the first schoolhouse on this site. Probably made of logs. After closing became a residence

Otisco districts

Otisco

Ionia

1849

had 75 students. #2 62, #3 67; #4 57; #5 24; #7 24; #8 40. Scholar's Report on enrollment for each district in Otisco

Long Plain #8

Ronald

Ionia

SW corner of Martin & Westbrook Rds

14

Merged with Palo

Eddy #11

Berlin

Ionia

before 1908-1966

SE corner of Ainsworth Rd & Davis Hwy

2

W

Building removed and replaced by a residence. MORSA

Miller #6

Portland

Ionia

SE corner of Goodwin & Spaulding Rds

13

Merged with Westphalia Schools

Kimball, Saw Mick #6

Lyons

Ionia

1844, 1864--1941

SW corner of Kimball Rd & Divine Hwy in S/15

15

Kimball School organized on October 7, 1855 with a schoolhouse known as Saw Mick School, located near Greenview Point. Around 1864 the district split and a new Kimball School was built just W of the intersection of Kimball and Divine Hwy in S/15. The Kimball district consolidated with Pewamo in 1941

Otisco #7

Otisco

Ionia

Jan 23, 1847

27

District #7 may have some of sections 27, 26, 35, 33, W to the river

Johnson #7

Sebewa

Ionia

20

North Plains #1

North Plains

Ionia

May 4, 1844

Previously Lyons #12

16

Annual School Report dated Nov 18, 1844 said that in District #1 and #2 there were 42 children and each schools had taught 3 months

Jennings #7

Campbell

Ionia

by 1879

SW corner of M-50 &Thompson Rd

30

Look like most of the other one-room schools in Ionia County. It was white with a belfry. No health insurance, no sick days. There were about 14 students attending in 1945. The Slate Fall 2012. At some point moved from one corner at the intersection to the other corner. History of Ionia and Montcalm Counties

Woodard Lake #9

Ronald

Ionia

N side of Woods Rd, E of Woodard Lake Rd

17

Merged with Ionia

Lyons #4

Lyons

Ionia

22

Collins #5

Portland

Ionia

NW corner of David Hwy & State Rd

5

Merged with Portland

East Sebewa

Sebewa

Ionia

Otisco districts

Otisco

Ionia

1880

District #1 Cook's Corner graded school had 76 students. #1f 35; #2 96; #3 19; #4 30; #4f 71; #5 55; #6 53; #8 22; #9 Belding Graded School 205. Total number of students is 662. School Inspectors' Annual Report for 1880

Keene #1

Keene

Ionia

Apr 11, 1844

Sections 30, 31, 29.

Odessa Center #7f

Odessa

Ionia

Near Bippley and Clinton Trail

15

See listing for Bippley. After school closed it was residence, but is now gone. School had 3 different names

Odessa enrollment

Odessa

Ionia

1878

District #1 has 56 students. #2 72; #3 81; #4 73; #5 66; # 6 45; #7f 51; #8f 60; #9 45 for a total enrollment of 549 students in Odessa Township. Board of School Inspectors for Odessa

South Bell #2

Boston

Ionia

1838

I-96 Runs thru this section. School is near Portland & Bell Rds

29

Fractional. Included the W half of S/34 and the SW Qtr. of S/27. School is no longer standing

Easton #1

Easton

Ionia

before 1843

Strong's Corners

Log

First teacher Thomas Chamberlain was harsh disciplinarian and some parents were not happy with his methods

Boston #3

Boston

Ionia

Aug 1873

Saranac Village and potions of Berlin

B

In 1847 there were 38 scholars. In 1845 the money apportioned to the 3 schools in the Boston district was $17.08. The Saranac School (#3 was a 6 room brick structure, two-stories and basement which contained the fire department. It cost about $17,000 to build. It belongs to Berlin #3. History of Ionia & Montcalm Counties p. 200-206

German school

Otisco

Ionia

circa 1875

School in connection with the Roman Catholic Church

About 40 students. Teacher Joseph Cramer and an assistant Henry Smith

Potters Corners #1f

Keene

Ionia

NW of Potters Corners. Potters & Morrison Rds

23

District #1 opening date and enrollment of 35 students in 1880 from History of Ionia and Montcalm Counties

Pleasant Valley/Fish #3

Campbell

Ionia

by 1860-1966-67

M-50 Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Thompson & Bell Rds, N of M-50

Stone

(*Ronda Dodge on FB wants to know more about Fish School in Clarksville Township) Internet picture and comment. Now a residence. District #3 on Annual School Report for 1878. History of Ionia and Montcalm Counties

Odessa #6

Odessa

Ionia

Mar 15, 1861

District #6 organized. Board of School Inspectors for Odessa

Orleans #3

Orleans

Ionia

Oct 19, 1846

21

District #3 will contain sections 21, 28, west half of section 27, some of section 22.

Hendercleider #8

Berlin

Ionia

Near intersection of Portland Hwy & Bliss Rds

29

School #5

Boston

Ionia

S/24

24

Geological Survey 1917

Hubbell #8

Ronald

Ionia

merged by 1969

NW corner of Hubbell & Jefferson Rds

30

Schoolhouse burned-down Jan 1922. Nothing saved. Loss was $550.00. Rebuilt and merged with Ionia after 1969

Easton new #1

Easton

Ionia

July 8, 1844

Sections 13, 14, 24, 23, south half of 12, some of 11, and 25 and 26 that lay north of the Grand River. In 1846 there were 40 pupils

Orleans first school

Orleans

Ionia

1843-

In shanty on Guy Webster's land

Shanty

Taught by Sarah Haight, then Miss Hathaway and Miss Lucy Chapman

Lyons #6

Lyons

Ionia

June 9, 1838

15

Seeley #6

Otisco

Ionia

1868-1967

Near Seeley Rd & Hawley Hwy

26

W

In 1967, became part of the Belding Area School District. Building sold and became a Church of God

Odessa #1

Odessa

Ionia

1847

Board of School Inspectors of Odessa. In 1848, $35 spent on books

Howe #11

Orleans

Ionia

W side of M-66 between Hubbell & Peterson Rds

36

LeValley (South) #5

Orange

Ionia

NE corner of Davis Highway & Kelsey Rd

5

Campbell #1

Campbell

Ionia

Oct 1849

On Marvel Churches and in section 10.

10...

Log

District #1 included sections 2, 11, 14, 3, 10, 15, 9, 22, and 12

Dexter #2

Easton

Ionia

by 1860

Near Sayles & Johnson Rds

30

Shiloh #10

Orleans

Ionia

1872-

8013 Decker Rd (Near Long Lake Rd)

2

W/tin roof

Awarded as a State Historic Site in 1976. Still an active school

North Plains Districts

North Plains

Ionia

1880

Annual School Report for 1880

District #1f had 49 students. #2f 48; #3 69; #4 60; #5f 80; #6 36; #7 67; #8f 171; #9f 70; #10 33 for a total enrollment of 682 students

Hamlin #2

Portland

Ionia

NW corner of Marsalle Rd & Divine Hwy

15

District merged with Portland Schools

Lake Odessa City School #1

Lake Odessa

Ionia

Lakewood High School 7223 Velte Rd, Lake Odessa, MI 48849

27

Lake (possibly also Fish) #4

Campbell

Ionia

May 13, 1856

10566 Bell Rd near Robbins Rd, just W of Clarksville Village

5

District #4 opening date of 1856 from History of Ionia and Montcalm Counties

Orleans #7

Orleans

Ionia

Sept 17, 1857

17

District #7 will include sections 17, 18, and W half of 16 and some of 21

Prairie Creek #10

Ionia

Ionia

by 1878

School #3

Orange

Ionia

Aug 15, 1843

S/19

19

Geological Survey 1917.Opening date for #3f from History of Ionia and Montcalm Counties

Otisco #1

Otisco

Ionia

Sep 25, 1838

9

District #1 will be sections 4, 9, 10, 15, 21, 22, 28, 32, and 33. Board of School Inspectors Meeting

Lyons first school

Lyons

Ionia

1835

In Lyons Village

Log

Taught by Miss Susan Moore in log cabin in village. Other schools in shanty buildings and such continued in following years

Steele #1

Orange

Ionia

Nov 22, 1845-still 1921

Kelsey Rd, just N of Ferguson Corners

17

Opening date on Orange Township School Inspectors report. History of Ionia and Montcalm Counties

Piper #9

Orleans

Ionia

1866-1980

1007 Belding, (NW corner of M-44 and Decker Rd)

23 & 14

W

Article in Michigan History Magazine J/A 1981 p. 65. Original schoolhouse was located in S/23 on the S side of M-44

Algodon #5

Odessa

Ionia

NW corner of Clarksville and Bliss Rds

6

Close to former site of settlement of Algodon, Michigan

Brink #5

Otisco

Ionia

1860

At the S end of Otisco Township on Krupp Rd near Keene Township line

34

Berlin #3

Berlin

Ionia

1848

Annual School report for 1848

42 scholars

Otisco #9

Otisco

Ionia

Mar 7, 1849

31

District #9 may have some of sections 31, 19, and 32