Rural One-Room Schools of Otsego County 

 

  

 40 House Camp

Anderson

Ashley  

Bagely District #2 a.k.a. Salling

Berryville

Big Lake

Bollinger

Boyle

Brick a.k.a. Lozen, Van Tyle, Hayes District #2

Burr

Chester District #1  a.k.a. Big Lake

Chester District #2 a.k.a. King

Coppins

Corwith District #8

Corwith District #9

Dover District # 2  a.k.a. Sparr

Dover District #3  a.k.a. Marquardt  

Elmira District #1 Porcupine

Elmira District #2 Hallenius

Elmira District #3 Shaff

Elmira District #4 

Fairgreave or Fairgrieve

Fisher a.k.a. Pink or Hayes District #1

Five Lakes a.k.a. Fox

Fox a.k.a. Five Lakes

Franks

Gibbs*

Gilbert

Green a.k.a. Porcupine

Hallenius

Hallock a.k.a. Hill or Hilly Road

Hayes District #1 a.k.a. Fisher or Pink

Hayes District #2  a.k.a. Lozen

Hayes District #3  a.k.a. Swanson

Hayes District #4 a.k.a. Coppins

Heatherton or Hetherton

Hill Road a.k.a. Hilly Road or Hallock

Huffman*

Hurd

King a.k.a. Chester District #2

Klingensmith

Lewis

Logan

Lozen  a.k.a. Hayes District #2 or Van Tyle

McCoy

McGregor*

Madison  

 

 

a.k.a. = also known as.  Some schools were known by more than one name. 

*Fractional schools had students from more than one county  

Details about Each School

 

40 House Camp:  a.k.a. Hayes #4 or Coppins:  Section 16, Hayes Township  

Anderson : 

Ashley:  Section 3 or 10 (SW) Corwith Township west, 1909

Bagley District #2: a.k.a. Salling

Berryville:  Section 31 (NNW) Corwith Township west

Big Lake:  Section 8 Chester Township , a.k.a. Chester #1, now Chester Township Hall   Open 1905 – 1971

Bollinger or Ballenger:  east of Vanderbilt on Sturgeon Valley Road , Section 16 Corwith Township east

Boyle:  Section 7 (NE) of Corwith Township west

Brick:  a.k.a. Van Tyle

Burr:  see Herald Times 1905

Chester District #1:  a.k.a. Big Lake

Chester District #2:  a.k.a. King

Coppins a.k.a. Hayes District #4 or 40 House Camp:  Section 16 of Hayes Township.  VanTyle and Estelle Roads

Corwith District #8:  Section 11 (SE) of Corwith Township west

Corwith District #9:  Section 18 (NC) of Corwith Township east

Dixon ? Section 7 Chester Township ??

Dover :  1905, Dover #2 built in 1905 (see Sparr), No. 3 built in 1906.

Elmira District #1   a.k.a. Porcupine

Elmira District #2   a.k.a. Hallenius or Teeter

Elmira District #3   a.k.a. Shaff

Elmira District #4  

Fairgreave  or Fairgrieve:  Section 21 Charlton Township center on M-32 south of Johannesburg

Fisher a.k.a. Pink or Hayes #1:  Section 34 Hayes Township north on Hayes Tower Road

Five Lakes a.k.a. Fox:  North end of Five Lakes near the Widger farm 
        – Miss Mattie Hall
teacher 1887-1900 – log school house.

Franks:  Located on Townline Road , section 36 Elmira Township

Fox  a.k.a. Five Lakes :  Section 36 (NE) of Elmira Township .  North Townline Road and Hallenius Road

Gibbs*:  Gibbs Road and Meridian Road .  Section 14, Charlton Township

Gilbert  a.k.a. Marlette

Green a.k.a. Porcupine

Hallenius a.k.a. Elmira District #2 or Teeter:  Section 35 of Elmira Township.  SE corner of Hallenius Road at M-32

Hallock a.k.a. Hill or Hilly Row or Davis:  Teacher in 1877 – Miss Mattie Hall (Mrs. George Teeter)

Hayes #1  a.k.a. Fisher or Pink: Section 34 (SW) of Hayes Township north on Hayes Tower Road

Hayes #2    a.k.a. Van Tyle

Hayes #3    a.k.a. Swanson

Hayes #4:   a.k.a. 40 House Camp or Coppins: Section 16, Hayes Township

Heatherton or Hetherton:  Section 12 of Charlton Township .  Hetherton at Meridian Roads

Hill Road    a.k.a. Hallock or Hilly Row

Huffman*:  In Charlevoix County on Huffman Lake Road

Hurd

King a.k.a. Chester #2:  Section 16 (NE) of Chester Township north.  M-32 and Oley Lake Road.  West of the   
    former Township Hall – across the road (M-32).

Klingensmith:  mentioned in 1905 Herald Times article

Lewis a.k.a. Palmer:  Section 26 of Chester Township on Finnegan Road

Logan :  Section 3 (NE) of Livingston Township on Whitmarsh Road east of Old 27

Lozen a.k.a. Van Tyle:  Section 1 or 2, Hayes Township .  Lozen was one of the first rural schools to consolidate with
        the Gaylord Schools.  Mrs. Bea Lux was the teacher at the time and went with her students and taught at 
        the Gaylord School .

McCoy:  Section 11 (SC) of Bagley Township

McGregor*:  with Charlevoix County .  Weston and McGregor Roads in Charlevoix County

Madison :  (windmill with tank in school and horse tank at roadside)

Marlette a.k.a. Gilbert:  Section 33 (NE) of Otsego Lake Township.  At the northeast corner of Marlette 
        and Sherman Roads

Martindale  a.k.a. Pyke or Pike:  Section 8 (NC) of Livingston Township

Marquardt:  Section 17 of Dover Township on Marquardt Road and Seymore Road .  Now the Dover Township Hall

Menzies:  Section 33 (NE) of Corwith west

Meston  a.k.a. Pulaski

Metzger a.k.a. Wheeler

Moedsker a.k.a. New Toledo :   Beckett Road

Mount Jack:   

Murner:  Section 19 (NE) of Livingston Township .  Murner at Parmater Roads

Otsego Lake :  Section 8 of Otsego Lake Township in Otsego Lake Village .  Built in 1874

Palmer  a.k.a. Lewis:  Section 26 of Chester Township on Finnegan Road

Pink a.k.a. Fisher

Poor Farm:  Section 20 (SE) of Livingston Township .  Meecher Road at Allis Road

Porcupine a.k.a. Green:  Section 13 (SW) of Elmira Township.  Parmater Road at Shaff Road.  Burned in 1932

Pleasant Hill a.k.a. Pyke

Pulaski a.k.a. Meston or Weber:  Section 1 (NC) of Bagley Township.  Wilkinson Road at Goslow Road.  
       
Current site of the Knights of Columbus Hall.

Pyke a.k.a. Pike or District #7, Martindale:  Section 8 (NC) of Livingston Township

Red School :  Section 16 (SE) of Livingston Township .  District #5 1884-1951 (or 1953?)  Now located at the Otsego County Fairgrounds and open to the public during fair week.

Rush:  Built in  1890 on Huffman Lake Road west of Vanderbilt

Salling  a.k.a. Bagley:  Section 16 or 21 of Bagley Township .  Built in 1911

Sawyer

Shaff a.k.a. Elmira District #3  (windmill with tank)  Section 1 (SW) of Elmira Township .Martindale at Shaff Roads.  Stone building

Shields:  Section 23 (NE) of Livingston Township .  SW corner of Goslow and Pocquette Roads

Sparr a.k.a. Dover District #2 :Built in 1905.  Section 29 in Dover Township on Sparr Road at Marquardt SW corner

Sturgeon Valley a.k.a. Royal Stone:  Section 29 (WC) of Corwith Township center.  Corwith District #7
        Old Vanderbilt Road and Whitehouse Trail

Swanson a.k.a. Hayes #3:  Section 13 of Hayes Township south on Mancelona Road

Teeter a.k.a. Hallenius and Elmira District #2

Van Buren

Van Tyle a.k.a. Lozen, Brick, Hayes District #2:  Section 1 or 2 (SC) of Hayes Township north 
        on VanTyle at Coger Roads

Vienna:  M-32 and Meridian Road

Water:  Located in Charlton Township

Waters:  Located in the village of Waters , Otsego Lake Township

Weber         see Pulaski

Wertman:  Section 19 (NE) of Corwith Township west

Wheeler: a.k.a. Metzger,  Section 1 of Chester Township.  Beckett Road at Waters Road

Whitmarsh:  Section 5 (NC) of Dover Township on Whitmarsh Road

? Wolfe: a.k.a. Sparr Section 29 (SC) of Dover Township

 

  Some schools were known by more than one name.

 

* Fractional schools had students from more than one county

 

 

 

This list was compiled by Phil Alexander from a variety of sources of information.  Sometimes there was conflicting data or the location was unclear.  Misspelling, typing mistakes, and other errors are likely – please send me corrections and additional information on these one-room schools of Otsego County .

 

Sources:

1905 Herald Times

“Otsego County Schools” a report by Darlene Mongeau.  1971

1937 Map of Otsego County by W.S. McAlpine Map Company

Undated Plat Book of Otsego County           ( pre-1935)

Otsego County Chamber of Commerce maps

The History of Otsego County Schools through 1952.  Written by Emma Wolfe
        
Information from interviews and Otsego County Herald Times newspaper articles      1971

 

 

 

Phil Alexander

alexan17@ msu.edu

December, 2005

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