Rural Schools

Map of Townships

School Names and addresses are from REMEMBERING CLAY COUNTY RURAL SCHOOLS by Marilyn Meyer.
Marilyn was instrumental in getting the school sites marked. The book is available for sale at the Parker Historical
Society in Spencer or on loan or reference at the Spencer Library. The book has more specific information
about every school.

The lists follow the map, from left to right, row by row.

The Schools may be listed by Town or Township.

  • Waterford Township Schools
    1 Golden Rod (Meyer) School was located at 180th Street and 150th Avenue northeast of Everly
    2 Riverside (Stoney)(Winterboer)School was located at 180th Street (B14) and 130th Avenue (M27)
    3 Plainview (Runkle) School was located at 280th Street and 110th Avenue
    4 Riverview School was located at 150th Street and 110th Avenue
    5 Center (Sunny Brook) School was located at 300th Street and 130th Avenue (M27)
    6 School was probably located at 3625 160th Avenue
    7 Meadow Queen School was located at 230th Street (Hwy 18) and 150th Avenue
    8 Hillcrest (Fanning) School was located South of Hwy 18 and 130th Avenue (M27)
    9 Ocheyedan School was located at 1110 Hwy 18

  • Summit Township Schools Fostoria area
    1 School was located at 280th Street (B14) and 210th Avenue west of Fostoria
    2 Roberts (Hofstad) School was located at 280th Street (B14) and 190th Avenue
    3 Sioux Valley (Heikens) School was located at 280th Street (B14) and 170th Avenue
    4 Prairie Queen School was located at just west of 300th Street and 170th Avenue
    5 Center School was located at 300th Street and 190th Avenue
    6 Happy Hollow School was located at 300th Street and 210th Avenue
    7 School was located at 320th Street (Hwy 18) and 210th Avenue
    8 Pleasant Valley School was located at 320th Street (Hwy 18) and 190th Avenue
    9 Prairie Star School was located at 320th Street (Hwy 18) and 170th Avenue

  • Meadow Township Schools Fostoria area
    1 Nickleplate School was located at 280th Street (B14) and 270th Avenue (M54)
    2 Sunnyside School was located at 280th Street (B14) and 250th Avenue (M50)
    3 Fairview School was located at 280th Street (B14) and 230th Avenue east of Fostoria
    4 Pleasant View (Gloyd) School was located at 330th Street (B17) and 230th Avenue
    5 Center (Langdon)School was located at 2506 300th Street (B17) in Langdon
    6 Effort (Nitzsche) School was located at 320th Street (B19)and 270th Avenue (M54) ??
    7 Viola (Heisler) School was located at 320th Street (B19) and 270th Avenue (M54) ??
    8 Greenwood (Dane) (Chamberlain) School was located at 320th Street and 250th Avenue
    9 Prairie Gem School was located at 320th Street and 230th Avenue

  • Lake Township Schools
    1 School was located at 280th Street (B14) and 300th Avenue
    2 School was located at 310th Avenue (N14) between 280th Street (B14) and 290th Street
    3 School was located at 290th Street and 290th Avenue
    4 School was located at 410th Street between 300th Avenue and 310th Avenue (N14)
    5 McDougal School was located at 300th Street (B17) and 330th Avenue
    6 School was located at 310th Street and 330th Avenue (N18)
    7 School was located at 320th Street and 290th Avenue

    Lake Center School was located at 300th Street (B17) and 310th Avenue (N14)

  • Lone Tree Township Schools Everly area
    1 School was located at west of 340th Street and 110th Avenue west of Everly
    2 School was located at 360th Street and 110th Avenue
    3 Center School was located at 360th Street and 130th Avenue (M27)
    4 School was located at 350th Street (B24) and 150th Avenue
    5 Spring Creek School was located at 380th Street and 150th Avenue
    6 Carstensen School was located at 380th Street and 130th Avenue (M27)
    7 Fairview (Clifton) School was located at 380th Street and 110th Avenue

  • Riverton Township Schools Spencer area
    1 Golden Rod School was located at 200th Avenue between 340th and 350th Street
        [the corner of 32nd Ave West and West Milwaukee Street west of Spencer]
    2 Enterprise School was located at 340th Street and 180th Avenue
    3 Fairview School was located at 360th Street and 170th Avenue
    4 Center (Riverside) (Huston) School was located at 360th Street and 190th Avenue (M38)
    5 Cloverdale School was located just east of Hwy 71 and 370th Street [or 25th Street SW, south end of Spencer]
    6 Sunnyside School was located at 380th Street and 210th Avenue
    7 Maple Grove School was located at 380th Street and 190th Avenue (M38)
    8 Fair Play School was located at 380th Street and 170th Avenue

  • Sioux Township Spencer area
    1 Sunnymead School was located at 340th Street and 270th Avenue
    2 Mayflower School was located at 230th Street and 240th Avenue
    3 Pleasant Hill School was located at 380th Street and 225th Avenue
    4 Victory School was located at 365th Street between 240th Avenue and 250th Avenue
    5 New Castle School was located at 360th Street between 270th Avenue and and 280th Avenue (M54)
    6 Sunnyside School was located at 385th Street and 280th Avenue (M54)
    7 Woodlawn School was located at 250th Avenue between 380th Street and 390th Street
    8 Muddy (Shaw) (Fitzloff) School was located at 350th Street (B24) between 250th Avenue and 260th Avenue

  • Freeman Township Schools Dickens area
    1 Lakeside School was located at 340th Street between 310th Avenue (N14) and 320th Avenue
    2 Barlow School was located at 340th Street and 290th Avenue
    3 Center School was located north of 360th Street and (Hwy 18) and 310th Avenue (N14)
    4 Willowside School was located at Hwy 18 between 320th Avenue and 330th Avenue west of Ruthven
    5 Wild Rose School was located at 380th Street and 330th Avenue
    6 Welcome School was located at 380th Street and 310th Avenue(N14)
    7 Springdale School was located at 380th Street and between 290th Avenue and 300th Avenue

  • Clay Township Schools Royal area
    1 Schoolhouse was located at corner 400th Street (B40) and 150th Avenue
    2 Talmadge School was located at corner of 400th Street (B40) and 130th Avenue
    3 Tri Mello School was located east of the TriMello Cemetery on 400th Street (B40) between 110th Ave and 130th Avenue
    4 Liberty School was located at the corner of 420th Street and 110th Avenue
    5 Center School was located at 420th Street (M27) and 130th Avenue
    6 Maple Grove School was located at 420th Street (B40) and 150th Avenue
    7 Willow Creek (Clifton) School was located at 440th Street(B53) and 150th Avenue
    8 Yankee School was located at 440th Street (B53)and 130th Avenue (M27)
    9 Willow Grove School was located at 440th Street (B53) and 110th Avenue

  • Lincoln Township Schools Rossie area
    1 Centennial School was located at 400th Street (Hwy 240 now B40)and 200th Avenue
    2 Silver Maple School was located at 400th Street (now B40) and 190th Avenue (M38)
    3 Fair Play School was located at 400th Street (now B40) and 170th Avenue
    4 Morningside School was located at 420th Street and 170th Avenue
    5 Center School was located at 420th Street and 190th Avenue
    6 School was located at 420th Street and 200th Avenue
    7 School was located at 440th Street (B53) and 200th Avenue just east of Rossie
    8 School was located at 440th Street (B53) and 280th Avenue
    xxx 9 School was located at 440th Street (B53)and 170th Avenue (M36)

  • Gillett Grove Township Schools Gillet Grove area
    1 Harmony School was located at 400th Street between 250th Street and 260th Street
    2 Hopewell School was located at 400th Street and 230th Avenue
    3 Pleasant View School was located west of 420th Street and 240th Street (M50)
    4 Lexington School was located at 420th Street and 260th Avenue
    5 School was located at 420th Street and 250th Avenue
    6 School was located west of 440th Street (B53) and 270th Avenue
    7 School was located south of 440th Street (B53) and 240th Avenue
    8 School was located at 440th Street (B53) and 230th Avenue

  • Logan Township Schools
    1 Sunnyside School was located at 400th Street and 330th Avenue
    2 Rosebud School was located at 400th Street and 310th Avenue (N14)
    3 Rosevale School was located at 400th Street and 290th Avenue
    4 School was located at 420th Street and 280th Avenue
    5 Center School was located at 420th Street and 319th Avenue(N14)
    [now located at 420th St. and 310th Ave., Dickens]
    6 School was located at 440th Street and 330th Avenue
    7 Rainbow School was located at 440th Street and 330th [sic] Avenue 310???
    8 School was located at 440th Street and 290th Avenue (M54)

  • Peterson Township Schools
    1 Willow Lawn (Klatt) School was located at 460th Street and 160th Avenue
    2 Center (Kinyon) School was located at 460th Street and 130th Avenue
    3 Pleasant View (Deegan) School was located at 460th Street and 110th Avenue
    4 Rock Forest School was located at 480th Street and 110th Avenue
    5 School was located at 480th Street and 130th Avenue (M27)
    6 Prairie View School was located at 480th Street (B61) and 150th Avenue
    7 School was located at 500th Street and 150th Avenue

    Brooke School was located 4 miles south of Peterson in Buena Vista County.

  • Douglas Township Schools
    1 School was located at 470th Street and Highway 71
    2 School was located at 460th Street and 190th Avenue
    3 Prairie Gem School was located at 460th Street and 170th Avenue (M36)
    4 School was located at 480th Street and 170th Avenue (M36)
    5 Center School School was located at 480th Street and 190th Avenue
    * 6 School was located at 480th Street (B61) and Highway 71 across from Fanny Fern Cemetery just south of corner of Highway 71 and B63
    7 School was located at 500th Street(Highway 10) and Highway 71
    8 School was located at 500th Street (Highway 10) 190th Avenue
    9 School was located at 500th street (Highway10) and 170th Avenue (M36)

    * My research has indicated the Fanny Fern School was located in
    Douglas Township across from the Fanny Fern Cemetery.
    The Fanny Fern Cemetery is also listed as Douglas Township Cemetery.

  • Herdland Township Schools
    1 Shackton School was located south of 460th Street and 270th Avenue
    * 2 Fanny Fern School was located at 460th Street and 220th Avenue
    3 School was located at 485th Street near Cornell
    4 School was located at 490th Street (B63) and 250th Avenue
    5 School was located at 480th Street and 270th Avenue
    6 Osburn School was located at 500th Street and 270th Avenue
    7 Burr Oak (Bowers) School was located at`550th Street and 250th Avenue
    8 School was located at 500th Street and 230th Avenue

  • Garfield Township Schools Webb area
    1 Ehrig School was located at 460th Street and 330th Street
    2 Slupe School was located at 460th Street and 310th Avenue
    3 School was located at 460th Street and 290th Avenue (M54)
    4 School was located at 480th Street (B63) between 290th and 300th Avenue
    5 Center School was located at 480th Street and (B63) and 310th Avenue
    6 Stoney Point School was located at 480th Street and 330th Avenue
    7 Mud Lake School was located at 500th Street and 290th Avenue
    8 Gillespie School was located at 500th Street and 310th Avenue
    9 School was located at 500th Street and 290th Avenue (M54)

* Searching archived newspapers, I found mention
of more schools, without specific locations.
Berg School in northwest Summit or northeast Waterford
Claypool School 5 miles north 1 mile west of spencer in Summit Township
Cutshall School in Meadow Township
Doty School 4 miles west and 1 mile north of Spencer Summit or Riverton Township
Gloyd School was near Fostoria
Harrison was near Fostoria
Henning School northwest Summit or northeast Waterford Township
Immer School east Riverton Township
Lockey School south Summit or north Riverton Township
Pritchard School Meadow Township District 7
Riley School Meadow Township Fostoria
Rowley School Near Danish Lutheran Church
Ryerson School south Summit or north Riverton Township
Wise School near Fostoria?
Woods School 1 mile west of Fostoria Summit Township

1930 Maps showing School and Cemetery locations can be seen HERE.

Current PDF Map showing all Streets and Avenues can be seen HERE.

Rural School Graduates

Rural Eighth Grade Graduates 1912

Rural Eighth Grade Graduates 1913

Rural Eighth Grade Graduates 1920

Rural Eighth Grade Graduates 1921

Rural Eighth Grade Graduates 1922

Rural Eighth Grade Graduates 1932

Rural Eighth Grade Graduates 1936

Rural School Teachers

1914 Clay County Teachers

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