I wish to thank Carol Douglas at the Gratiot County Genealogy Library in Ithaca. Michigan for all her help and information she provided on the Gratiot County one-room schools.
Rooks (Bethany #5) School
LOCATION: Northwest corner of Blair Road and Monroe Road (aka M-46) in Section 23, Bethany Township
Current Use: Garage/Storage Building
Brick (Bethany District No. 3) School (1895)
School Plaque
LOCATION: 3743 Monroe Road (aka M-46) in Section 27, Bethany Township
(on the south side of the road between Crapo Road and Bush Road)
Current Use: Attached to pole barn/storage building
Emerson School Exterior & School Plaque
LOCATION: 2571 E St. Charles Road, Ithaca in Section 28, Emerson Townshhip
(on the north side of the road about ¼ mile west of Baldwin Road - east of Ithaca)
Current Use: Storage
Green School
Green School
LOCATION: Approximate address is 6707 Lumberjack Road, Riverdale, in Section 31, Seville Township
(northwest corner of Lumberjack Road and NW Williams Road in the town of Riverdale - north end of town on the Fred Meijer Heartland Trail)
Current Use: Museum - moved from Isabella County to its present location in 1988
Ola Corners (District No. 7) School
LOCATION: 1969
East Garfield Road , Ashley in Section 5, Washington Township
(northwest corner of Garfield and Bagley Road – aka US-127)
This brick school replaced the older school which no longer exists.
This brick school replaced the older school which no longer exists.
Current Use: Business
Frost (Lafayette #5) School
LOCATION: Southwest corner of Barry Road (aka CR505) and St. Charles Road in Section 33, Lafayette Township
I think the sign reads "Ithaca No. 78 Grange"
Frost (Lafayette #5) School
LOCATION: Southwest corner of Barry Road (aka CR505) and St. Charles Road in Section 33, Lafayette Township
Current
Use: Privately Owned
Mellinger (District #5) School (1882?)
I think the sign reads "Ithaca No. 78 Grange"
LOCATION: 2258 Fillmore Road in Section 9, North Star Township
(on the south side of the road between Baldwin Road and Bagley Road (aka old US-27). It is closer to Bagley Road.
Current Use: Abandoned
While driving around Gratiot County, we noted the status of the following one-room schools:
- Beebe School (Emerson Township) Tyler & Baldwin Road - GONE
While driving around Gratiot County, we noted the status of the following one-room schools:
- Beebe School (Emerson Township) Tyler & Baldwin Road - GONE
There is another school on N. Lumberjack Rd between N. county line Rd and Adams Rd. Privately owned now but would love information on it as I have searched and searched. Lived near it all my life.
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