Wednesday, September 23, 2015

GRATIOT COUNTY

At one time, Gratiot County had over 130 schools - many of them were one-room schools.  

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

Herron (Emerson District No. 9) School (1902)
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
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
LOCATION1969 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.
Current Use:  Business

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

1 comment:

  1. 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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