Plymouth Co. Schoolhouse Bldgs.

List transcribed by Linda Mohning of Plymouth County, Iowa

~Location includes the directional corner (cor) or middle (mid) where the school bldg stood.

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School Name

Section # /Location 1907 Landowners  
1914 Landowners
1921 Landowners   1955 Landowners What happened to the school building?  
America No. 1 Section 29 / SW cor William Kellen  
Anton Hilger
Arthur Collins   W.O. Collins Moved to Central Ave, LeMars, in 1956; currently the Winterringer home
America No. 2   Section 7 / mid E   RW Gray est.  
RW Gray est.
Elizabeth Niniger   Harold Sitzmann  
America No. 3 Section 35 / NE cor Dennis Phillips
Dennis Phillips
Catherine Phillips (school gone)
America No. 4 Section 14 / SE cor Peter Kunkel  
Theodore Langel
Theodore Langel   Leo. T. Langel

Moved to Joe Langel farm in sec 31; used as granary. Torn down in 1992 by next owner, Kenneth Kilker.

America No. 5 Section 21 / SE cor Mathias Kemp  
Robert Steele
Anna Jane Steele   Arlin Herschberger The "Steele School" is now the toy store at the Plym. Co. Fairgrounds
America No. 6 Section 11 / mid N David Adler est.  
John Heissell
John Heissell   (school gone)  
America Section 16 LeMars town
LeMars town
LeMars town    
Elgin No. 1 Section 11 / NE cor Richard Hawkins  
Richard Hawkins
Albert Hawkins   Albert T. Hawkins School bldg today on the Orange City, IA, museum grounds
Elgin No. 2 Section 9 / NE cor Philip Boever  
Philip Boever
Boever  Wm. G. Groetken School bldg today in Pioneer Village at fairgrounds, LeMars.
Elgin No. 3 Section 6, 8   Struble Ind.  
Struble Ind.
Struble Ind.   Struble Ind.  
Elgin No. 4 Section 19 / NE cor  M.G. Mills  
M.G. Mills
M.G. Mills, est.   Isabel Mills  
Elgin No. 5   Section 21 / NE cor Jno. Detloff est.  
Frederick Detloff
John Detloff, est.   Orval Reese  
Elgin No. 6   Section 23   Seney Ind.  
Seney Ind.
Seney Ind.   town of Seney Bldg torn down after July 1975
Elgin No. 7 Section 36/ NW cor C.H. Kluckhohn  
C.H. Kluckhohn
(school gone)   (school gone)  
Elgin No. 8   Section 27 / SW cor Wm. Utech Jr
E.R. Frerichs
E.R. Frerichs (school gone)

Sold and moved to Don Berkenpas farm. Used a machine shed until 1992 and torn down.

Elgin No. 9   Section 29 / SW cor J.A. Johnson  
Henry Goebel
Henry Goebel   Harlan & Rose Heeren  
Elkhorn No. 1 Section 12 / NW cor John Bainbridge  
John Bainbridge
John Bainbridge   (school gone)  
Elkhorn No. 2   Section 3 / SW cor G.H. Phelps  
G.H.Phelps
G.H.Phelps est.   (school gone)  
Elkhorn No. 3   Section 8 / NW cor J.W. Pratt  
J.W. Pratt
J.W. Pratt   G.A. Pratt, est  
Elkhorn No. 4   Section 17 / SW cor Geo. Evans  
Geo. Evans
Geo. Evans   Geo. Evans  
Elkhorn No. 5   Section 16 / SE cor Clem Froking  
Mason J. Foft
F.E.Leesley   Ernest Zellmer
Elkhorn No. 6   Section 24 / mid N   M.J. Foft & Allen Harrod  
M.J. Foft & Allen Harrod
A.T.Thompson   (school gone)  
Elkhorn No. 7  

Section 26 / SE cor **near Quorn

J.C.Cottrell 
H.C.Croon
F.N.Wright   (school gone)  
Elkhorn No. 8 Section 27 / SW cor   L.O.Taylor 
Madge Herron
Madge Herron   Wyndham Bauer  
Elkhorn No. 9   Section 30 / SE cor F.D.Kuhnhenn 
F.D.Kuhnhenn
F.D. Kuhnhenn,est   Edgar & Farsina Spink  
Fredonia No. 1 Section 6 / SE cor H.A. Zimmermann  
H.A.Zimmermann
H.A.Zimmermann   Peter Ahrendsen
Newer school made in a house in the same location. Older one bought by director Mulder first place south
Fredonia No. 2   Section 17 / SW cor Soloman Perry  
Solomon Perry
Solomon Perry  

school gone  

 
Fredonia No. 3   Section 32 / NW cor Jacob Fiedler  
Jacob Fiedler
Frank Fiedler  

school gone

 
Fredonia No. 4   Section 9 / NE cor   Frank Majeres  
Frank Majeres
Nis N. Mortensen   Nis N. Larson
Old one made into a granary John Evans farm (formerly Eldon Mortensen farm)
 
Fredonia No. 5   Section 15 / SW cor C.P.Kloster  
Christian P. Kloster
Christian P. Kloster   C.P. Kloster Old #5 moved to Oyens as a house for Thorvald Kloster
Fredonia No. 6   Section 27 / SW cor P.G. Wagner  
P.G. Wagner
P.G. Wagner   school gone  
Fredonia No. 7   Section 12 / NW cor Henry Studtegte  
Henry Studtegte
Barbara Studtegte   school gone  
Fredonia No. 8   Section 14 / SE cor Nicolaus Kohler  
Mary Kohler
Alfred Lassen   school gone  
Fredonia No. 9   Section 25 / SW cor Margaret Walker  
Henry Kohler
Henry Kohler   school gone  
Garfield No. 1   Section 2 / SE cor  G.J. Griffith  
Gwynne Griffith
Ellen M. Griffith   Ellen M. Griffith Located on Kingsley-Pierson school grounds, Kingsley  
Garfield No. 2   Section 10 / NW cor E.F.Correll 
Bert E. Buss
Bert E. Buss   school gone    
Garfield No. 3   Section 7 / NE cor T.C. Murray  
T.C. Murray
Calvin Howard Murray   school gone
Garfield No. 4   Section 21 / NE cor  Sam'l & Robt Wells  
Sam'l & Robt Wells
Sam'l & Robt Wells   Sam'l & Robt Wells
Garfield No. 5   Section 14 / SE cor A.A. Lyle  
Albert Johnson
Joe Fransen   school gone

 

Garfield No. 6 **First Location   Section 35 / NE cor Henry Sheeler  
Henry Sheeler
Dist. became Pierson Ind.    
Garfield No. 6 **2nd Location   Section 33 / NE cor
Isaac H. Vannorsdel   school gone

DEALINGS IN DIRT

Garfield Township (No. 6) school district to R. C. Vannorsdel, 1 acre in NE 1/4 corner of NE 1/4, 33-90-43, $100.00

~Source: LeMars Globe-Post, April 30, 1953

Garfield No. 7   Section 33 / NE cor Isaac H. Vannorsdel  
Isaac H. Vannorsdel
(became No. 6)      
Garfield Kingsley Ind.   Section 19 & 27   Kingsley Ind.  
Town of Kingsley
Town of Kingsley