The clerk of Madison township
{in 1882} Wm. Shimp furnishes the following report: The township was
organized October 15, 1860….. The first board of trustees: John Green,
Jacob Lininger, and H. S. Gould; constables, L. W. Chamberlain, W.
Roberts, and A. Hildabrand; clerk, H. C. Nichols, {1882 in Kansas.};
justices of the peace, James Chamberlain and Adam Snyder. The first
official meetings were held in the old log school house called Swan
Lake school house.
The first school house was built by L.
Babcock, on O. G. Babcock’s premises in Section 32……The township
constitutes one district school township and is divided into six
sub-districts.
Source: History of Johnson County 1836-1882, pg. 732
Madison Township School Houses
# 1 Wray in Section 35; located on 965 north of NL across from
Dick Young farm house now razed)
# 2 Cross Roads in Section 34; was located on Swan Lake Rd at James Ave.(now razed)
# 3 Green Castle in Section 31; on Swan Lake Rd about 2 mi west
of Crossroads School (remodeled into a home)
# 4 Sand Ridge in Section ? (now razed)
# 5 Lininger in Section 15 (has been razed)
# 6 Hoover in Section 10; Penn Street at I380 (now razed)
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Madison Township Rural School House Teachers
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District # - Helen Sponar
(Source: Oxford Leader, Oxford, IA, Sep 15, 1921, pg. 1) |
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Clear Creek Township Rural School House News
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MODERN RURAL SCHOOL FOR MADISON TOWNSHIP
Excavation
or the basement has been mde for the new schoolhouse to be constructed
in District No. 1. This building will be supplied with a furnace,
vestibules and windows at one side only; altogether it will be quite
different from schools of other days. (Source: Oxford Leader, Oxford, IA, Sep 15, 1921, pg. 1)
School Directors In Madison Township Hold Annual Meeting
Madison
township school board recently held its annual meeting at Cross Roads.
The new directors are Mr. Floyd Wolfe, of Wray school, Mr. Emil Novy,
of Cross Roads, John Tomoas, of Greencastle school, George Swenka of
Sand Ridge, Adolph Kadera, of Lininger school, Jack Canney, of
Hoover school, R. J. Cerhan, director at large. Emil Novy was chosen
president. Henry Young, treasurer and John Neitderhisar, secretary. (Source: Iowa City Press Citizen, 27 Mar 1936, pg. 4)
School District Maps in 2009
(click images to enlarge)
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Map credit: Johnson County Auditor
Data gathered as a result of the Johnson County Schools Project
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