Locations of Summers County Schools

compiled by Okey L. King

photo by Okey L. King

If you drive the roads back on the mountain between Alederson and Sandstone, you may see this old school that has been converted into a home.


Bachelor's Hall School	1 3/5 mi NE of Ramp
Ballengee School	¾ mi S of Greenbrier River; about 3 mi E                         of Hinton
Beech Grove School	2 ½ N of Talcott
Beech Grove School	on I-64 S of Elton
Beech Run School	on Rt 3 1 mi W of Hinton
Bennett School	        2 2/3 mi E of the mouth of the Bluestone                         River
Bertha School	        on E bank of New River; 1 ¼ mi E of Rt 20
Bluestone View School	across the river from Pipestem S.P.
Boone School	        ¾/ mi S of Hilldale
Boone School	        1 mi N of Talcott; 3.4 mi W of Greenbrier                         River
Boyd School	        ¾ mi N of Rt 3; 1 ¼ mi NW of Alderson
Bradshaw School	        on Rt 12 1 mi N of M.C.L.
Buffalo School	        on E bank of New River; 2 ½ mi SE of                         Pipestem
Bush School	        N of Pence Springs
Cave Branch School	on Rt 3 2 Mi up the Greenbrier River
Cave Ridge School	1 5/6 mi W of Bluestone Dam
Chestnut Grove School	½ mi E of R.C.L.
Chestnut Grove School	½ mi SE of where Rt 3 crosses R.C.L.
Chestnut Mountain Sch1  mi SW of Ramp
Coles School	        on Rt 20 ½ mi S of Sandstone on Hill
Cox School	        2 ¼ mi N of Talcott.
Crawford School    	very near to the Cox School
Davis School	        2 mi W of Wayside; on M.C.L. 2 ¾ mi SE of                         Talcott
Falling Rock School	on Bluestone River 3 ½ mi W of Pipestem                         S.P.
Farley School	        ½ mi E of Pipestem
Fox School	        in the Clayton area
Grapevine School	on I-64 2 mi E of Sandstone
Greenbrier School	¾ mi E of Greenbrier River; 3 11/4 mi NW of Wayside
Greenbrier School	at Hinton
Griffith Creek School	Near the head of Griffith Creek
Halidon School	                  2 mi SE of Elton
Harmon School	on the W side of New River 4 mi NE of Ballard
Harrison/Karn School	1 ¼ mi NE of Keeneys Knob
Howard Creek School	on Howard Creek on Rt 3 1.4 mi from                         Greenbrier River
Hunley School	        2 mi NW of where 1-64 crosses F.C.L.
Island Creek School	½ mi W of New River; ¾ mi W M.C.L.
Jack Deeds School	½ mi N of Rt 3; 1 ½ mi from R.C.L.
Jones School	        1/3 mi NE of Sandstone
Kirby School	        2 ½ mi SW Alderson on hill
Knob Ridge School	in Pipestem S.P.
Lane School	        on rt 20 1 ¾ mi SE of Meadow bridge
Lick School	        ¾ mi E of New River; ½ mi W of                         M.C.L.-S.C.L.-Va. state line
Lick Creek School	½ mi from M.C.L.; 1 mi E of New River; 4                         mi W of Bozoo
Lily School	        1 mi West of Elton
Livley School	        2 ¾ mi E of Ramp
Leatherwood School	2/3 mi W of Bluestone Dam
Low Gap School	        1 ¾ mi E of New River; 3 mi W of the                         junction of Rts 12 and 122
Madam Creek School	on Madam Creek ¾ mi SW of Hinton
Mandeville School	2 ½ mi NW of Ballard
Mountain View School	2 mi N of Ramp
Neff School	        2 ½ mi E of the mouth of Bluestone River
Panther Branch School	½ mi E of M.C.L.; 4 ¼ mi N of Va. state                         line
Patterson Creek School	on Patterson Creek; just S of G.C.L.; 2                         mi SE of I-64
Paynes School	        on Laurel Creek ½ mi E of Sandstone
Peck School	        2 ¾ mi N of the junction of                         Mercer/Summers/Monroe C.L.
Pipestem School	        at Pipestem
Powley Creek School	½ mile up Powley Creek
Red Spring School	2 ¼ mi E of Elton
Ridge School	        1/3 mi from Rt 20 near Pipestem
Riverside School	at Riverside Rest
Riverview School	1 ¼ mi E of Pence Springs on south of                         river; 4 mi S of Alderson
Rock Bottom School	1 1/3 +mi S of Ramp
Sand Knob School	2 mi S of Chestnut Grove School
Sand Knob School	2 mi S of the Bluestone River bridge
Spice Lick School	2 ¾ mi ESE of Ramp
Spruce Run School	on Spruce Run; on Rt 20 ½ mi S of G.C.L.
Suck School	        2 mi E of Pipestem S.P.
Sycamore School       	on the Bluestone Rive ¾ mi W of its mouth
True School	        on Rt 20 1 mi S of the mouth of the                         Bluestone River
Turner School	        about ½ mi W of Rt 12 at point where                         Greenbrier River Turns E
Victor School	        3 ½ mi NE of Ramp
Whiteoak School	        1 ½ mi S or where Rt 3 crosses R.C.L.
Woodrumtown School	1/5 mi W of the Rts 3 and 12 river                         crossing