Allamakee Co. IAGenWeb - School Records

Sources used for the locations: 1886 Warner & Foote plat, 1903 Waukon Standard plat, Huebinger & Co. Atlas, 1904, 1917 Waukon Standard plat & the 1917 Anderson Publishing Co. plat; and various other sources as credited on the individual pages.

Miscellaneous country school records & photos - Be sure to check these files as they usually have info. from more than one school!

Spelling Bee Contests Was your ancestor a champion speller? A contestant in a Spelling Bee?
County Superintendent's School Notes - 1872(Franklin & Linton twp., Rossville)
Rural School Choir - a state-wide program - nearly 300 Allamakee co. children named
School news, odds & ends from various county schools & years
Rural school notes, graduates & misc. other, 1923
Rural school notes, teachers & other misc. info., 1932
Rural school notes, graduates & misc. other, 1933
Rural school notes, graduates & misc. other, 1934
Rural schools & teachers, 1935
Rural school graduates, 1936 (partial list)
Rural school graduates, 1937
Rural school graduates, 1938 (south-west twp. schools)
Rural schools & teachers, 1939
Rural schools 8th Grade Graduates, 1940's
Franklin, Ludlow & Post twp teachers - misc years
Rural school graduates & essay winners, 1950
Rural schools & teachers, 1951 (misc. schools)
Rural schools & teachers, 1952
Rural schools & teachers, 1963
One-Room Country School -Trying to keep the past from fading from memory - 2008 news article
Misc. county school photos & school children - These photos are known to be of Allamakee co. schools and/or schoolchildren - can you help to ID them?

Center township

Center No. 1, Ferring school, Section 3 (1875 A.T. Andreas Atlas, 1886 & 1917 Anderson plats) that school isn't shown on the 1917 Waukon Standard plat * photos & misc. other data
Center No. 2, possibly called Three Corners school (needs verification), on boundry of Sections 7 & 8 (1886 & subsequent plat maps)
Center No. 3, Shogren school, NW portion of Section 20 (1886 & subsequent plat maps)
Center No. 4, Bakkum school, east of Elon, approx. 1¼ mi., over the section line of Section 31, in Section 32 (1886 & subsequent plat maps)
Center No. 5, Drake school, Section 15, SE corner (1886 plat), Section 23 NW corner (1917 plats)
Center No. 6, Elon school, Section 33, slightly SW of Elon on the Waukon-Elon Rd. (1886 & subsequent plat maps)
Center No. 7, Dalby school, Section 25 (1875 A.T. Andreas Atlas) and Section 36, far NW corner (1886 Warner-Foote plat)
Center No. 8, Faegre school, SE part of Section 9 (1886 & subsequent plats)

Fairview township

Ion school - Section 24, village of Ion, across from the public square (1886 Warner-Foote Plat) - misc. school notes
Fairview No. 1 - location needed
Fairview No. 2 - Section 15, SW corner (1886 Warner-Foote Plat)
Fairview No. 3 - Section 33, along Yellow River, abt 1 mi. S of school in Section 18 (1903 Waukon Standard Plat, 1917 Anderson Plat)
Fairview No. 4 - Section 15, SW of village of Johnsons Port (1903 Waukon Standard Plat)
Fairview No. 5, Section 18, east side on bountry with Section 17 (1886 Warner-Foote Plat & 1917 Anderson Plat)
Fairview No. ?, Section 28, along Yellow River, abt 1 mi. N of school #3 (1903 Waukon Standard Plat)
Fairview No. 7 - location needed
Fairview No. 8 Irish Ridge school, Section 25 not far south of Ion and just north of boundry with Sect. 36 (1886 Warner-Foote Plat, 1903 Waukon Standard Plat & 1917 Anderson Plat). The school was 9 mi. east of Monona, Clayton co. - misc. school notes

Franklin township

Important note! The locations & school number of Franklin twp. country schools should be independently verified as not all of the plat maps ID the school by number.

County Superintendent's School Notes - 1872 - includes several Franklin twp. schools
Franklin No. 1, just south of the section line of Section 36 (1886 plat map) this school does not appear on subsequent plat maps
Franklin No. 2, Section 8, aka Forest Mills school, does not appear on the 1886 plat map, is shown on the 1917 Anderson Plat) - photo
Franklin No. 3, Section 15, aka Red School - photos & some history
Franklin No. 4, SW part of Section 21 - misc. school notes
Franklin No. 5, Volney school, Section 13, village of Volney
Franklin No. 6, Section 24, a short distance south of Smithfield (1886 plat map) - misc. info.
Franklin No. 7, Cherry Valley, Section 19 - photos of school & schoolchildren and other info.
Franklin No. 8, Section 5, NW corner (1886 plat map & 1917 Anderson Plat) - photo/info. needed
Franklin No. 9, Bear Hollow school, Section 12, near the center of the section (1886 plat map & 1917 Waukon Standard plat map) - photo/info. needed
Franklin No. 10, Section 33 - misc school notes
Franklin No. 11, Section 2 (1917 plat map: may be the same school as shown as No. 9 on the 1886 plat map) - misc. info.

French Creek township

Early country schools & teachers - Clear Creek, English Bench, French Creek & Wheatland
French Creek schools - unknown district number or local names of these schools, help us ID them!
French Creek No. 1 - Section 16, just north of the boundry w/section 21 (1886 plat map & 1917 Anderson Publishing Co. plat) * Photo & misc. notes
French Creek No. 2 - Section 2 (1886 plat map)
French Creek No. 3 - Section 29 (1886 plat map)
French Creek No. 4 - Section 23 (1886 plat map)
French Creek No. 5 - Section 33 (1886 plat map)
French Creek No. 6 - Section 17 (1886 plat map)

Hanover township

Hanover No. 1 - Section 9 (1886 plat map) and Section 10 (1903 plat map) - misc. info.
Hanover No. 2 - Section 29 - Photos & misc. data
Hanover No. 3, Section 23 (1886 & 1903 plat maps) and Section 14 (1917 plat map) - photo/info. needed
Hanover No. 4 - Section 26 - Photo of school children ca1930/1931 & misc. other
Iowa River School, Section 5 (not on 1886 plat map, appears on 1903 & 1917 plat maps) - School notes
Vosse Vagen School - Section 6 (1886 plat map) - photo/info. needed

Iowa township (not including New Albin town school)

Iowa twp. No. 1 - Section 15 (1886 Warner & Foote atlas & 1903 Wauon Standard Map)
Iowa twp. No.. 2 - Section 17 (1886 Warner & Foote atlas & 1903 Wauon Standard Map)
Sand Cove school - Iowa twp. No. 3 - boundry Sections 27 & 28 (1886 Warner & Foote atlas, 1903 Waukon Standard Map, 1913 Iowa Roadway Map & Anderson Publishing Atlas, 1917) -School notes & photos of school & schoolchildren
Sandbank or Morgan school - Iowa twp. No. 4 - Section 29 (1886 Warner & Foote atlas, 1903 Waukon Standard Map, Anderson Publishing Atlas, 1917). - School notes, photos & a bit of history
Iowa twp. No. 5, aka Hammell school - Section 17, approx 1 mi. south of school No. 2 (Atlas of Allamakee co., 1941 & Map Book & Farm Directory, 1950). The school noted on these sources is not found on previous available maps. - School notes

Jefferson township

County Superintendent's School Notes - 1872 - includes Rossville school notes
Jefferson twp. No. 1, Section 12 (1886 Warner & Foote plat)
Jefferson twp. No. 2, east side of Section 8 (1886 Warner & Foote plat, 1917 Anderson plat)
Jefferson twp. No. 3, Section 18 (1886 Warner & Foote plat, 1917 Anderson plat) - Constructed c1880's, undated photo
Jefferson twp. No. 4, at the 4-corner intersection of Sections 15, 16, 21 & 22 (1886 Warner & Foote plat, no number assigned to this school on the 1917 Anderson plat)
Jefferson twp. No. 4, Section 23 (1886 Warner & Foote plat - 2 schools noted to be No. 4 on the 1886 plat; noted to be #4 on the 1917 Anderson plat)
Rossville school, Jefferson twp. No. 7, west side Section 26 (1886 Warner & Foote plat; 1917 Anderson plat) - 1935 schoolchildren photo & school house photos
Jefferson twp. No. 8, east side Section 29 (1886 Warner & Foote plat, 1917 Anderson plat)

LaFayette township

Capoli School - Section 9, NE corner (1875 A.T. Andreas Atlas, 1886 Warner-Foote plat, Huebinger & Co. Atlas, 1904 & 1917 Waukon Standard plat) - there are 2 Capoli schools on various maps, more info. needed to pinpoint this school
Lafayette Center school - Section 15 (1875 A.T. Andreas Atlas, 1886 Warner-Foote plat, Huebinger & Co. Atlas, 1904 & 1917 Waukon Standard plat)
Prairie school aka Thompson Corner school - Section 30 (1875 A.T. Andreas Atlas, 1886 Warner-Foote plat, Huebinger & Co. Atlas, 1904 & 1917 Waukon Standard plat), abt 1 mi. N of the Tompson Corner ME church Updated 02/22/26
LaFayette No. 5, aka Russell school, aka Heytman. 's school - Range 2W Section 18 (1886 Warner-Foote plat, Huebinger & Co. Atlas, 1904 & 1917 Waukon Standard plat) * attendence book
LaFayette No. 7, aka Three Corners school - Section 34, abt 2 mi east of the Thompson Corner cemetery (1875 A.T. Andreas Atlas, Huebinger & Co. Atlas, 1904 & 1917 Waukon Standard plat)
Milton school - Section 18, located within the (now defunct) village of Milton, described in 1859 as having "a large school house", it was one of 3 towns that became known as Village Creek * School notes (1872)
Village Creek school - located within the village of Village Creek; is possibly the same school called Lafayette Dist. #3 ca1870s * Photos & other info.
Wexford school - Section 25 (1875 A.T. Andreas Atlas,1886 Warner-Foote plat, Huebinger & Co. Atlas, 1904 & 1917 Waukon Standard plat) * Photo if schoolchildren c1900

Harpers Ferry Independent School - see above in the Town Schools section

Lansing township

Lansing twp. No. 1 & 2 - Section 20 (1875 Andreas Atlas, 1886 Warner-Foote plat as No. 2 and 1917 G.W. Anderson Plat as No. 1) School number is not consistant in the various atlas'
Lansing twp. No. 3 aka Calhoun school, Brick school - Location varies; 1875 Andreas Atlas in Section 30, 1886 Warner-Foote plat as Calhoun school No. 1 in Section 32 - Various school notes * 1905 report card * Photo of schoolmates, ca 1915
Lansing twp. No. 4 - Section 26 (1875 Andreas Atlas, 1886 Warner-Foote & 1917 G.W. Anderson Plat) - School notes
Lansing twp. No. 5 - Section 15 (1886 Warner-Foote plat, 1903 Waukon Standard map & 1917 G.W. Anderson Plat) - School notes
Van Coulee / Van Cooley school / Lansing twp. No. 6 - Section 12 (1917 G.W. Anderson Plat) - School notes * Photo & Carrie Reed 1891 report card
Lansing twp. No. 7 - Section 28 on the 1903 Waukon Standard map

Linton township

County Superintendent's School Notes - 1872 - includes several Linton twp. schools
Egan school, Linton twp. No. 1 - in the south of Section 2 (1886 plat map) - photo/info. needed
Big Foot school, Linton twp. No. 2 - NE corner Section 7 (1886 plat & 1917 Anderson Publishing Plat)
Figgie school, Linton twp. No. 3 - SE corner Section 29 -1886 plat & 1917 Anderson Publishing Plat - pupil photo (ca 1932-1935)
Sixteen school, Linton twp. No. 4 - Section 16; Photos * Teachers 1906-1958 * Students 1930-1958 * misc. items
Suttle Creek school, Linton twp. No 5 - Section 19 along Suttle Creek (1886 plat & 1917 Anderson Publishing Plat) - photo/info. needed
Linton twp. No. 6 - Section 26 (1886 plat map), Section 27 (1917 Anderson Publishing Plat) - misc. info.
Linton twp. No. 7 - Section 13 (1917 Anderson Publishing Plat)
Linton twp. No. 8 - Section 25, on the southern border with Section 26 (1886 plat map) - photo/info. needed

Ludlow township

Ludlow No. 1, SW corner of Section 1 (1886 & 1917 plat maps) - misc. info.
Ludlow No. 2, SE corner of Section 4 (1886 & 1917 plat maps) - misc. info.
Ludlow No. 3, Krumme school, Section 6 - photos & misc. info.
Ludlow No. 4, SE corner of Section 18 (1886 & 1917 plat maps) - misc info.
Ludlow No. 5, NE corner of Section 21 (1886 & 1917 plat maps) - misc. info.
Ludlow No. 6, NE corner of Section 23 (1886 & 1917 plat maps) - misc. info.
Ludlow No. 7, SE corner of Section 26 (1886 & 1917 plat maps) - misc. info.
Ludlow No. 8, SW corner of Section 27 (1886 & 1917 plat maps) - misc. info.
Ludlow No. 9, NE part of Section 31 (1886 & 1917 plat maps)
German Presbyterian Parochial School, north central Section 9 (1886 plat map) - photo/info. needed

Makee township

Elk school, SW corner of Section 27, at the intersection of Sections 27, 28, 33 & 34
Fan school, SE corner of Section 26, at the intersection of Sections 25, 26, 35 & 36 - photos & history
Hanson school #4, Section 22, north central area - photos & misc. data
Howard school, Section 8, center of the section
Lycurgus school, Section 2, northwestern part, on the Church road - history & photos of school / school children
Makee school, Section 18, not far north of the section 19 boundry
Paulk school, intersection of Sections 20, 21, 28 & 29 on Village Creek

Paint Creek township

Cherry Mound school, Section 33 (1886 Warner & Foote plat map, 1917 Anderson plat)
Cross Roads school, Section 29 (1886 Warner & Foote plat map, 1917 Anderson plat) - may be aka Big Foot school
Dahl school, Section 13 (1886 Warner & Foote plat map, 1917 Anderson plat)
Grimsgaard school, Section 15 (1886 Warner & Foote plat map, not on 1917 Anderson plat)
Ness school, Section 9 (1886 Warner & Foote plat map, 1917 Anderson plat)
Northwest school, Section 6 (1886 Warner & Foote plat map, 1917 Anderson plat)
Paint Creek school, Section 25 boundry with Section 36 (1886 Warner & Foote plat map, 1917 Anderson plat)
School, Section 18 (1917 Anderson plat), no other identification given for this school
Storla school, Section 11 (1886 Warner & Foote plat map, 1917 Anderson plat)
Waterville school:
Waterville High School 1923-1960 - history, graduates, teachers, superintendents, principals, board, janitors, cooks Waterville HS Class of 1956 - roster & photos of the class
Waterville undergraduates: kindergarten - junior class, 1960
Waterville school misc items & photos - various. years (ID's made of 1925 girls basketball team)

Post township

Unknown country school - Postville area - 1906 photo, might be the Minert school
Empire school, in SE corner of the NE corner of Section 31, 1 mi. NW of Postville (1886 plat map)
Evergreen school, Section 2 - photo & misc. items
Hardin school, village of Hardin, Section 36 (1886 plat map)
Highland school, Section 8 - misc. data
Minert school, Section 21 - Photos, school, school children and more
Myron school, Section 3 - misc. info.
South Grove school, Section 35 (1886 plat map) - misc. info.
West Grove school, Section 23 - history & misc. other records
Woodland school, Section 20 (1886 plat map)

Taylor township

Climax school, aka Taylor twp. No. 2 -in the Climax District, center of Section 17 (1875 A.T. Andreas Atlas, 1886 & 1917 plat maps) * Photos * Records, misc. yrs. * School notes
Excelsior school, aka Taylor twp. No. 6 - in the Excelsior District, SW corner, Section 5 (1875 A.T. Andreas Atlas, 1882 & 1917 plat maps) *School notes
Mound school, aka Taylor twp. No. 1, in the Mound City District, far NW corner, Section 11 (1875 A.T. Andreas Atlas) and SE corner, Section 3 (1886 & 1917 plat maps)
Paint Rock / Paint Creek school, possibly aka Taylor twp. No. 3 - in the Little Paint District, NW corner Section 32 (1875 A.T. Andreas Atlas, 1886 & 1917 plat maps); two miles west of Harpers Ferry - School notes
Spring Brook school, aka Oil Spring school, aka Taylor twp. No. 4 - in the Spring Brook district, Range 2, Section 7 (1875 A.T. Andreas Atlas, 1886 & 1917 plat maps) * photos, students & misc. other data
St. Joseph school - SE corner Section 21 near St. Joseph's Catholic church (1875 A.T. Andreas Atlas, 1886 & 1917 plat maps)
Waukon Junction school, aka Taylor twp. No. 8 - in the Paint Rock District, southern tier Section 4 (1875 A.T. Andreas Atlas) and southern tier Section 3 in the village of Waukon Junction (1886 plat map, shown on the inset of Waukon Junction); about 4 miles south of Harpers Ferry

Union City township

Early country schools & teachers - Clear Creek, English Bench, French Creek & Wheatland districts
Clear Creek school - No. 4, Section 34 (1886 Warner & Foote plat & 1917 Anderson Publishing Co.) * Misc. notes
Columbia school - No. 6, Section 16 (1886 Warner & Foote plat & 1917 Anderson Publishing Co.)
English Bench school - No. 3, Section 32 (1886 Warner & Foote plat & 1917 Anderson Publishing Co.) * Photos & misc. notes
Harmony school - No. 2, Section 20 (1903 Waukon Standard map & 1917 Anderson Publishing Co.) * Photo, ca 1910
Union school - No 5, Section 8 (1886 Warner & Foote plat & 1917 Anderson Publishing Co.) * Misc. notes
Wheatland school No. 1, Section 15 SE corner (1886 Warner & Foote); Section 13 (1917 Anderson plat) * School roster - ca1915

Union Prairie township

Stone School, Union Prairie No. 2, aka Rock School - SW corner Section 10, where Sections 9, 10, 15 & 16 intersect (1886 Plat & 1964 Title Atlas Co. Plat where it is called the Rock School) - Photos & brief history
Eells School - NE section 27, approx. ¼ mile west of Mt. Olivet cemetery (1886 Plat map) - Photos & brief history
Emmett School - SW section 21, where Sections 20, 21, 28 & 29 intersect (1886 Plat map & 1964 Title Atlas Co. Plat) - photo of the school
Helming School - Section 34, north-central just south of the border with section 27 (1886 Plat map & 1964 Title Atlas Co. Plat) - photo & misc. items
Pleasant Ridge School, aka P-ridge/Pea Ridge/Patterson Creek school or Jones schoolhouse - Located west bountry of Section 12 - Daily Registers 1901-1905, photo of the school & photos of school children; and misc. other from various years
Southwest School, aka Southwestern Bell school - SW corner of Section 29 at intersection of sections 29, 30, 31 & 32 (1886 Plat map & 1964 Title Atlas Co. Plat) - photo & misc. items
Union Prairie No. 5 - NW corner Section 17, where Sections 7, 8, 17 & 18 intersect (1886 Plat map)
Union Prairie No. 6 - Section 8 (1917 Plat map)
No. 5 & No. 6 are the same school. Photos & misc. history
Union Prairie No. 8 - NW corner of Section 5, on the border of Section 6 (1886 Plat map)

Waterloo township

Dorchester & Waterloo Twp. District Rural schools: * Bear Creek (section 30) * Bergen (section 9) * Dorchester (town) * New Galena (section 35) * Washington (section 22) * Waterloo Ridge (section 18)
Photos of pupils & misc. other data