Locations of Monroe County Schools compiled by Okey L. King

SECOND CREEK SCHOOL

.....The first teacher in Second Creek School was Ella Childers and the
last teacher was Louise Massey, Other teachers were:
Ruth Chambers, Edith Hinton, and Vilena VanStavern.

Allegheny School 1 mi. E of Centennial; 4 mi. E of Gap Mills Ash Hill School 3 mi NE of Wayside Baker School ˝ mile E of 219 & about 1 mi. N of Rt.

122 Beech Bend School on ridge above Rayburn Draft; ž mi. from

Hillsdale N. B. (Doc) McDowell taught at this school. Big Cove School on Wolf Creek; 1 ˝ mi S of Rt 3 Black School on Brushy Ridge Black School in Ronceverte Bluelick School 1 mi NE of Lindside Browns School at the Knobs Burdette School Buena Vista School off of Rayburn Draft. Burdette School Childers Road Centennial School at Centennial 3 mi. E
of Gap Mills on the divide Chestnut Grove School 1 ˝ mi. N of Rt. 3; 2 mi. S G.C.L.; 4 mi.

SE of Alderson Chestnut Hill School Just NW of Bozoo (Chestnut Hill) Cloverdale School 1 ź mi. from New River; 2 mi. W Rt. 12; 3

mi. NW of Peterstown Collins School 1 mi. NW 219 at Sweet Springs Cooks Run School near the head of Cooks Run south of Greenville. Coulter Chapel School near the site of James Monroe High School Cove Creek School on Virginia Line 100 yd. E of Back Creek Dry Creek School ˝ mile N on rt. 219 from Rich Creek

Valley Rd. Dry Pond School 2 mi. E Rt. 12; 3 mi. NW of Rt. 219 Dunsmore's Business College at Rocky Point which is now Sinks Grove Ewing School on Rd. between Rt. 3 and Rt.219: 1 ź mi.

W of Pickaway Fairview School on hill 1 mi. WNW of Rock Camp Fairview School about 1 mi. W of red Sulphur Springs First School taught near the site of Nickell's Mill by Samuel

Harper. (Hardesty page 75) Forrest Run School on Forrest Run N of Parker School Gap Mills High School Gap Mills Gap Mills Graded School Gap Mills Gap Mills Black School Gap Mills Glace School at Glace ź mile W of the four corners. Glenwood School on Rt 122 1 mi from S.C.L. Green Valley School 3 mi. NE Peterstown between Rt. 219 and

Peters Mountain Greenville High School at Greenville Glendale School ˝ mi. E rt. 12; 2 ˝ Mi. NW Lindside; 4

mi.. NE Peterstown Hans (Hands) Creek School 2 ˝ mi + SW of Greenville Highland Green School on Highland Park just N. of Carpenters

Creek Rd. Hilton School Glace/Hollywood Road across the road from

the Hilton Church Hull School ˝ mile off Rt. 3 on Pickaway Rd Hunter Spring School on Rt. 122 about 2 ž miles W of Rt. 219 Indian Creek School on Rt. 122 about 2 mi. NW of Greenville Indian Draft School just N of Wayside Jarrett School on Rt 3 about 2 mi S of Alderson Lady Hill School on the head of a Wolf Creek tributary 3˝

mi NW of Union Lenanon School Across the road from new Lebanon Church Lively School about 1 ˝ miles NE of Wayside Mann School on Rt. 219 ˝ mi. N of Hillsdale Rd. Marvin Grove School 2 mi. NW of Wayside Milton Hall School 1 mi. N of Wayside Monitor School Behind New Lebanon Church Mount Abraham School 3 ˝ mi. W of Greenville Mount Hope School 4 mi. SW of Union; 4 mi. NE of Rock Camp;

2 ˝ mi. S Rt.3 Mount Hope School 1 ˝ mi. SW of Wolf Creek Community Oak Grove School on Charles Booth Road.

Newton McDowell taught at this school.

Oak Hill School 1 ź mi. NW of James Monroe High School Old Trinity Methodist Church Subscription School taught by N. B.

McDowell's brother. Parker School on the mountain above Forest Run on the

Hollywood/Glace Rd. Patent School on Neff Orchard Rd. 1 mi. from Rodgers

mill. Peterstown High School at Peterstown Pine Grove School 2 mi. NW of Lindside Pleasant Grove School 1 mi. E of Red Sulphur Springs Pleasant Valley School Carpenters Creek & Childers Rd. 1000 ft.

W of Highland Park Rd. (Pleasabt Valley and Higland Green Schools were replaced by the Burdette School,) Reynolds School in the Knobs A Rich Creek School in Rich Creek Valley 2 ˝ miles NE of

Peterstown Rockcamp School 1 mi SE of Rockcamp Roxalia School about 3 mi. N on Moncove Lake Rd. on

Little Devil Creek Salem Church Subvscription School taught by N.B. McDowell's brother Schley School on Rt 3 2/5 mi W of Keenan Second Creek Academey on hill above Route 219P> Second Creek High School on Rayburn Draft just across

Second Creek Bridge below P.H.C. Shady Grove School 3 ž mi NE of Greenbrier Shires School on road paralleling Peters Mt. 1 ž mils

SE of James Monroe High Smith School ˝ mile W Rt. 219 & 1 mi. N Rt. 122 Spider Den School 2/3 mi. S of Hokes Mill Spring Hill School at the head of Rayburn Draft 200 ft.

Int. of Hollywood Rd. Spruce Run School 1 mi. SE of Lindside Sugar Grove School on Potts Mountain 1/3 mile S of Virginia

State Line Sugar Tree School I mile W of Sinks Grove on Rt. 3

Swopes School on Wykle Road not far from Rt. 219 in Monroe County:
photo by Okey L. King

Salem Church Subscription School Taught by a McDowell Swope School on Wikle Road about ˝ mi W of Rt 219 Union High School At Union Upton School 1 mi. N of Wayside Viola School on Rt. 3 ˝ mi. W Sweet Springs Wallace school ˝ S Zenith Road; 3 mi. E Rockcamp Walnut Knob School 3/5 mi NE of Va line; 1 ˝ mi SE of

Rockcamp Windydale School near Red Sulphur Springs Wise School 2 mi. NW of Salt Sulphur Springs Wolf Pen School on top of Jones Mountain Woodland School on Rd. off Rt. 3 & ˝ mi. across from

the Int. of Hollywood Rd. Zenith School at Zenith

SECOND CREEK SCHOOL

Swopes School on Wykle Road not far from Rt. 219 in Monroe County: photo by Okey L. King

Swopes School on Wykle Road not far from Rt. 219 in Monroe County:
photo by Okey L. King