Fremont County, Iowa
Early Schools

History of One-Room Schools

We are always looking for Vintage School Photos to add, especially Senior Classes.
If you have any to share, please contact the Fremont County Coordinator. Thank you!

Township
Schools
Location and Notes
Benton Township
Blanchard  
East Side  
Eastport  
Eureka  
Keyser  
Percival class photos from 1929, 1932
Platt  
Prairie  
Ricketts photos from 1912, 1924, 1927
Sheldon  
Treat 911 Hartford St.
Fisher Township
Centennial  
Fisher Center  
Manti some history of Manti school w/ photo
Maple Grove  
Nishna Valley  
Pease  
Prairie Glen  
Summitt  
Green Township
College Hill  
Dalton  
Dawsonburg  
Fairfield class of 1899
Hill  
Lone Willow  
Rhodel  
Rossl  
Seminary Ridge  
HunterTabor
Tabor Public301 Elm Street, Tabor, photo from 1908
Tabor High SchoolPhotos of classes in 1904, 1922, 1928, 1929.
Tabor College, 1800s Tabor; photo 1881. Glee club 1898.
Tabor College, 1900s Tabor; photos from 1900s.
Wildwood 105 East Street
Locust Grove Township
Alma Mater School Teacher: Gladys Swanson, 1924
Cottonwood  
Fairview  
High Creek  
Hillsdale photos from 1894 & 1917
Locust Grove school photo
Lone Willow  
Madison Township
Columbia 1918 Halloween photo
Eagle  
Hendricks (Henry Cowles)  
Highland  
Liberty  
Madison Sunday photo of 1912 class
Sedgwick (Round Top)  
Monroe Township
Centennial  
Farmer City (White Lily)  
Honey Creek  
Imogene  
Monroe Center  
Morning Star  
Rice photos from 1890
Shady Dell  
Spring Valley  
Sunny Slope  
Prairie Township
Center  
Hampton  
Maple Valley  
Mayflower  
Mount Hope  
Riverside  
Spring Valley  
Sunnyside school houses photos, c1930s
Sycamore  
Riverside Township
Bellevue School  
Fremont School  
Green Castle  
Harvard  
Hazel Glen  
Randolph First Randolph Schoolhouse
Rolling Stonel  
Riverton Township
District #5 School  
High Grove photos from 1916
Ledgewood  
Mill Creek 
Riverton  
Slough Grass  
Scott Township
Dutch Hollow  
Bartlett   
Elm Grove  
Fairview/Baldwin  
King Thurman
Mann School  
McPaul McPaul
Pleasant Valley  
Pomeroy McPaul; One-room school
ThurmanThurman
Western Star(West Star) 1002 Illinois St. ; High School
Sidney Township

Historical School Notes

Anderson  
Bright Side  
Center  
College Hill  
Evening Star Knox
Grandview  
Green Bushl  
Hazel Dell  
Hiatt  
Hutchinson  
Idle Slope  
Lacy Grove  
Lone Tree  
Morning Star  
North Star  
Pleasant Grove School  
Possum Valley  
Shady Glen  
Sidney Publics  
Sidney High School  
Spring Valleyl  
Wade Out School  
Walnut Grove  
West Grove Hwy 275 NW corner Hwy 275 and Hwy J18
Walnut Township
Fairview  
McIntyre
Morning Star(Bright School)  
Mt. Etna  
Prospect Hill  
Rising Sun School  
Stony Point  
Washington Township
(previously Franklin)
Bee Hive School  
Belcher  
Farragut Senior Class of 1907
AustinHistoric School in Franklin Township
Hamburg High SchoolPhoto of class of 1917
Hamburg GrammarHamburg  
Hillside  
John Payne  
Militia Hollow  
Mount Washington (Hardscrabble)  
North Liberty  
Sunnyside  
Valley Farm  
Young  
In 1894, Iowa had 13,433 school houses. Most of these schools, at the time, were considered their own public school district. Currently (2017), there are only 338 districts. Many of these old school buildings have long been forgotten.

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Page updated on June 11, 2024 by Karyn Techau