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Note: It is obvious some of these came from a book, but I have no clue what / where - I'm sorry :(  Of course, it's not a complete listing of everyone who went to school in Montgomery County, but it's a wow index nonetheless and has lots of goodies for ya'!). Thanks to all who have contributed information, pictures, identification help and locations!!!!!



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Coal Creek Township Schools

combined information-- New Richmond, Wingate consolidated to make Coal Creek Central (below).

  •  (22 February 202)   Coal Creek High Schools found in Phyllis Boone's "History of New Richmond" in the late 1800's:  New Richmond, Dewey-Walnut, Brannon-Dazey, Oakland, Elmdale, Patton, Round Hill, Center, Taylor-Kentwood-Quinine-Cowan, Meharry Grove, Pleasant Hill, Grenard-Rake Pocket, Tailhoit-Thomas, Oklahoma.  Thanks to Mike Bridge and Bill Boone for this extra work
  • Teacher announcements for the 1900 winter term.   Trustee Elbert Morrow has named the following list of teachers and the schools over which they will preside in Coal Creek Township the coming winter:  Source: New Richmond Record 20 Sept 1900 p 3
  • Township Trustees 1901 thru 1966 Source: "COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • 1878 -- (Atlas) Rg 5, First District School #8 (Teacher AW Wilson) - school was called Taylor; Kentwood; Quinine and Cowan's school.
  • HISTORICAL INFORMATION about County the wide school system
  • EARLY COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS   Thanks to the collected works of Dr. Charles L. Arvin on the Monrgomery County Schools
  • Coal Creek - Alumni - 1886 - 1903 listing
  • Coal Creek Township - various articles - teachers/ graduates ...thanks to the Oppy Family for this and above Alumni list :)
  • 1910 Coal Creek Township yearbook (has Wingate & New Richmond, Album will take time to load)
  • 1915 Listing of teachers combined.  Check out listings for ELMDALE, NEW RICHMOND and WINGATE from 1904 until they closed.  Also, check below for some of the other earlier school.
  • about 1900 in District #2 – New Richmond area
    These were the second district schools in Coal Creek by number.
    1. Meharry’s (Council Grove) sec2 north of Wingate
    2. Pleasant Hill (Wingate) sec15
    3. Rake Pocket (Grenard) sec 26 was between Wingate and Elmdale
    4. Thomas sec 25 was south of Wingate on SR25


See Coal Creek Township on our "Towns" page, click here and scroll down!
 Brannon School

Coal Creek Township 1878 Atlas - School #3 the Brannon school was in the first district which supposedly housed schools 1-8 in Range 5 (Eastern 3/4 of the township) - it or another school may have also been called Bible's


 Center School (See School 7)

Teachers (There maybe earlier years) Source: "COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • 1901-1902  Thomas Allen  Resided at Elmdale
  • 1902-1903  No Information available
  • 1903-1904  No Information available
  • 1904-1905  John Hutchinson  Grades 1-8
  • 1905-1906  Fred Chelen  Grades  1-8
  • 1906-1907  Clifford Coon  Grades 1-8
  • 1907-1908  No Information available
  • 1908-1909  Tom Allen  Grades 1-8
  • 1909-1910  Oscar Swank  Grades 1-8
  • 1910-1911  Charles D. Fouts  Grades 1-8
  • 1911-1912 Charles D. Fouts  Grades 1-8
  • 1912-1913  Theron S. Banta  Grades 1-8   Last Year Listed

 Coal Creek Central School  

Is the consolidation of all the schools in the township!



Teachers for the years featuring all 12 grades:  1953 thru 1966 (Township)  AND 1966 thru 1971 (North Montgomery School Corp) Source: "COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

Teachers for the years featuring grades 1 thru 8:  1971 thru 1979 AND 1979 thru 1988 (North Montgomery School Corp) Source: "COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000  NOTE: The 1987-1988 was K-5 Grades only!

 Council Grove School -- see Meharry School  link takes you to M-Schools, scroll down

See Council Grove on our "Towns" page, click here and scroll down!


  ELMDALE School - town of Elmdale  

(29 March 2021)
ELMDALE SCHOOL ITEMS 1900-1901  Thanks to Andy Rice for the submissions!
  • Source: New Richmond Record 22 Nov 1900 p 3
    An oyster supper and festival will be held at the Elmdale School building on Wednesday evening, Nov 29.  Benefit of the School Library. Everybody cordially invited.
  • Source: New Richmond Record 27 Sept 1900 p 5
    John B. Murphy is teaching the primary grades in the Elmdale School for the present until his brother, Matt Murphy is able to take charge of the school.
  • Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 14 Dec 1900
    Elmdale School will organize a literary society Friday night.
  • Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 6 Dec 1901 p 5
    Mat Murphy and Mr. Westfall gave an oyster supper at the Elmdale school building on Nov 27.  The proceeds amounted to $20.60.

STATUS:
1904-1905 Non-Commissioned = Source: "COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

1910-1911 Elmdale School ROOM 1   2 names, see photo page.   Thanks to Andy Rice for the submission!

1915 Listing of teachers  Coal Creek Township

Elmdale School Teachers from the 1904-1905 school year thru the 1931-1932 school year when it closed.  Source: "COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

See Elmdale on our "Towns" page, click here and scroll down!


  GRENARD SCHOOL

Section #26 - District #2, School #3 - may be same as Rake Pocket, Rake (Rape) Pocket School - Sec 26 - Range 5 - also called Grenard


  HICKORY CORNER

Located in Sec 32, on the Wayne./Coal Creek township line - never listed in the district schools

  Hormell -- see School #13 use the link and scroll down

Coal Creek Twp - 1880 east of Wingate built -- it was known as #13 for many years but finally changed to Hormell

This school was built after 1880 - in Section #13 - but, it became #13 because (prior to 1880) the schools were in 2 districts- at this time they "became" 1 district & were numbered consecutively. The school was later called Hormell (This is Coal Creek) - thanks Suzie Z B :)

Teachers (There maybe earlier years) Source: "COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • 1901-1902  Mary Hormell  resided in Wingate
  • 1902-1903  no information available
  • 1903-1904  no information available
  • 1904-1905  John W. Smith  Grades 1-8  Last Year Listed


  Meharry School (Section 2, Coal Creek)

  • This school was also called Council Grove (thanks again, Suz)
  • Meharry’s (Council Grove) sec2 north of Wingate - about 1900 in District #2 – New Richmond area


  New Richmond High School   
Mascot: Cardinals
Colors: Cardinal & Blue



New Richmond School Teachers from the 1904-1953 school years, when it closed.  At this time the students moved into Coal Creek Central.  Source: "COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
School Years  1904 thru 1924   --  1924 thru 1944  --  1944 thru 1953 School closes and students move to Coal Creek Central.

See New Richmond on our "Towns" page, click here and scroll down!

  NUMBER 13

Source: Crawforsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana 7 October 1898 - After a year's silence our old school bell rings and the walls of the house resound with childish voices. George Vancleave is teacher. The trustee did not run a hack this year not because last year's experiment was a failure, or did not give satisfaction, but becase the enrollmnt justified employing a teacher this year - kbz


  Oakland

Small school in Coal Creek - Sec 30 - there was also a town of Oakland but it had not been located until this point (August 2014) - we now wonder if the school was in the town?! - thanks Suzie B

See Oakland on our "Towns" page, click here and scroll down!

  Oklahoma School - see School #14

(Coal Creek Twp) - thanks Ms. Suzie B :) -- this was the last of the one-room schools built in Coal Creek Township (built 1890). It was west of Elmdale in the middle of Sec 36. Cost of $600

In Section #36 - west of Elmdale. Built in 1890, this was the last of the one-room school houses. It was called Oklahoma School

Teachers (There maybe earlier years) Source: "COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • 1901-1902  John Smith  resided in New Richmond   Last Year Listed
  • 1902-1903  no information available
  • 1903-1904  no information available


  Patton School

Coal Creek Township (1878 Atlas) Range 5 Sec 27 - teacher was Eliza Quick

 Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Hill (Wingate) sec15 - about 1900 in District #2 – New Richmond area

  RAKE POCKET

  • Town and school in Section #26 Coal Creek Township -- Rake (Rape) Pocket School - Sec 26 - Range 5 - also called Grenard press the link and scroll down!
  • Rake Pocket (Grenard) sec 26 was between Wingate and Elmdale – about 1900 in District #2 – New Richmond area
  • 1878 - (Atlas) - Rake (Rape) Pocket School - Sec 26 - Range 5 - also called Grenard. Section 25 in School District #4 (Coal Creek Township) in 1878 - teacher was J.W. Ashby

 ROUND HILL SCHOOL (School 6)

  • This school (about 1895) was located in Section 26 on land given by J.B. Pierce. Thanks Suzie
  • Round Hill  Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 5 April 1901 p 10
    “Round Hill” – Frieday being the last day of school at this place, the teacher, Bert Wilson arranged a programme. Many of the patrons gathered in to listen to the many and interesting declamations.

Teachers (There maybe earlier years) Source: "COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • 1901-1902  W. S. Vaughn  Resided in Elmdale
  • 1902-1903  No Information Available
  • 1903-1904  No Information Available
  • 1904-1905  Blanche B. Loman  Grades 1-8
  • 1905-1906  Mary Alexander  Grades 1-8
  • 1906-1907  Frances Epperson Grades 1-8
  • 1908-1909  Lester Olin  Grades 1-8
  • 1909-1910  Charley D. Fouts  Grades 1-8   Last Year Listed

  School #1 -- Coal Creek Township - Walnut Grove

Section #2 with the Meharry family as land donors. Thanks, Suzie

Teachers (There maybe earlier years) Source: "COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • 1901-1902  G. A. Larew  resided in New Richmond
  • 1902-1903  No information
  • 1903-1904  No Information
  • 1904-1905  Mabel Lynch  Grades 1-8
  • 1905-1906  Carrie Dettbenner  Grades 1-8
  • 1906-1907  Fred Chelen  Grades 1-8   Last Year Listed

  School #2 - Coal Creek Twp

In Section #8 the land was given by A. Brannon.

Teachers (There maybe earlier years) Source: "COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • 1901-1902  Lee J. Wheelan  resided in New Richmond
  • 1901-1902  J. T. Harrumann  resided in New Richmond
  • 1901-1902  Sam Jones  resided in New Richmond
  • 1901-1902  Mary Courtney  resided in New Richmond
  • 1902-1903  No information listed
  • 1903-1904  No information listed
  • 1904-1905  No information listed
  • 1906-1907  John W. Smith  Grades 1-8   Last Year Listed

  School # 3 - Coal Creek

This school (about 1895) was located in Section 28 on land given by A. Brannon. Thanks Suzie - Note: there is also another #3 that was many years ago located on land of George Westfall. There were about four George's in the area at the time so I'm not venturing to guess which one gave the property.

Teachers (There maybe earlier years) Source: "COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • 1901-1902  Robert Cowan  resided in Elmdale
  • 1902-1903  No information listed
  • 1903-1904  No information listed
  • 1904-1905  Mary Alexander  Grades 1-8
  • 1905-1906  No information listed
  • 1906-1907 Mary Alexander  Grades 1-8   Last Year Listed

  School #4 - Coal Creek

This school (about 1895) was located in Section 30. It was also known as the Bible School and was located on 600 West. Note: There were two #4 schools (one of these may be ELMDALE) in Coal Creek about the turn of the 20th century (1900). The other one was on land given by Polly Meharry and was in Section 25 vs. 30.

Teachers (There maybe earlier years) Source: "COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • 1901-1902  M. J. Murphy  resided in Elmdale
  • 1901-1902  Marion Westfall  resided in New Richmond
  • 1902-1903 No information listed
  • 1903-1904 No information listed   Last Year Listed

  School #5 - Coal Creek Twp.

This school (about 1895) was located in Section 27 on land given by J. Patton. Thanks Suzie

Teachers (There maybe earlier years) Source: "COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • 1901-1902  Teacher - Fred Kincade who resided in New Richmond
  • 1902-1903  No Information
  • 1903-1904 No Information
  • 1904-1905  Fred Chelen  Grades 1-8
  • 1905-1906  Thomas Allen  Grades 1-8  Last Year Listed


  School # 6 -- Coal Creek Twp  (Round Hill School)

This school (about 1895) was located in Section 26 on land given by J.B. Pierce. Thanks Suzie

For Teacher listing, see "Round Hill School", Teachers (There maybe earlier years) Source: "COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

  School # 7 -- Coal Creek Twp  (Center School)

This school (about 1895) was located in Section #19 and was on land given by Charles A. Dazey. Thanks Suzie

For Teacher listing, see "Center School", Teachers (There maybe earlier years) Source: "COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

 School # 8 -- Coal Creek Twp

By 1901-1902 school this school was discontinued, Source: "COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

 School #9 - - Coal Creek Twp.

Teachers (There maybe earlier years) Source: "COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • 1901-1902  Sadie Rust  resided at Wingate   Last Year Listed
  • 1902-1903 No Information available
  • 1903-1904 No Information available

 School # 10 - - Coal Creek Twp.

Teachers (There maybe earlier years) Source: "COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • 1901-1902  George Welty  resided at Wingate
  • 1901-1902  A. N. Foley resided at Wingate
  • 1901-1902  George VanCleave resided at Wingate
  • 1901-1902  Frances Montgomery resided at Wingate
  • 1902-1903 No Information available
  • 1903-1904 No Information available  Last Year Listed

 School # 11 - - Coal Creek Twp.

Teachers (There maybe earlier years) Source: "COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • 1901-1902  J. D. Finney resided at Wingate
  • 1902-1903 No Information available
  • 1903-1904 No Information available
  • 1904-1905  Thomas Allen  Grades 1-8
  • 1905-1906   Wm. Irvin  Grades 1-8
  • 1906-1907    Wm. L. Irvin  Grades 1-8  Last Year Listed

 School # 12 - - Coal Creek Twp.

Teachers (There maybe earlier years) Source: "COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • 1901-1902  J. Hutchinson  resided in Elmdale
  • 1902-1903 No Information available
  • 1903-1904 No Information available
  • 1904-1905  W. Irvin  Grades 1-8
  • 1905-1906  Cliffford Coon  Grades 1-8
  • 1906-1907  J. D. Finney  Grades 1-8   Last Year Listed

  School # 13 - Coal Creek Twp - Hormell School

This school was built after 1880 - in Section #13 - but, it became #13 because (prior to 1880) the schools were in 2 districts- at this time they "became" 1 district & were numbered consecutively. The school was later called Hormell (This is Coal Creek) - thanks Suzie Z B :)

For Teacher listing, see "Hormell School", Teachers (There maybe earlier years) Source: "COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

  SCHOOL #14 -- (Coal Creek Twp) - Oklahoma School

In Section #36 - west of Elmdale. Built in 1890, this was the last of the one-room school houses. It was called Oklahom School

For Teacher listing, see "Oklahoma School", Teachers (There maybe earlier years) Source: "COAL CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000


  Ludlow Thomas School

  • Source: Sec 25, Coal Creek Township Range 5 - 1878 Atlas of Montgomery County
  • Thomas sec 25 was south of Wingate on SR25 – about 1900 in District #2 – New Richmond area
  • ~NEW~ (20230807)  Source: CWJ 17 July 1896 p 9 – wild -man? Beast? Seen by many in the Bristle Ridge area – eats chickens from the henhouses, roots, small grains, - runs at great speed on all fours – grunts between a “hello” from man and a bark of a dog. Twice seen near Ludlow Thomas School house and near Bottenbergs farm – at the latter place its face was seen – that of an unkempt man with long hair and ragged beard. “Lord only knows what Bristle Ridge will spring on us next!”
  • ~NEW~ (20230807)   Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 4 June 1897 p 7:  NUMBER THIRTEEN. Article on the Thomas family -- Micheal was a brother of Adam and the father of Dr. John M., William and Mike. He died in Ohio more than 75 years ago. The Doctor lived on a farm near town and was a prominent physician in his day, having a lucrative practice. He had an interesting family, the oldest of whom was Ludlow, who owned a farm two miles east of town, from whom the Ludlow Thomas school house derived its name. Ludlow was a prominent citizen here many years.


  WALNUT GROVE (Coal Creek Township - School #1)

Walnut Grove -- Purchased in October 1841 - 1/3 Acres in Coal Creek Township Section #11 for the purpose of a school. This was in the middle of Section 11 - the road does not exist any longer but on early maps it shows a road left New Richmond going East and the school was on the North side of the road. When the railroad was built around 1880 this road became part of the railroad bed and the Walnut Grove School relocated to the south side of present-day New RIchmond-Linden Road, placing the school on the northern line of Section 14.
Source: Montgomery Magazine April 1979 p 13 - a pupil gave a description of this chool after it had been moved. "There were two doors on the north, one for the boys to enter and the other for the girls. The Teacher's desk was at the entrance end of the building, with recitation benches facing it. Pupil's desks, most single but some double were behind the benches facing the teacher. A large heating stove sat in the middle of the room to roast the nearby pupils and freeze the far ones. There was no water at the school so the boys went to the house next door and carried drinking water. Behind the school was apond where students in the wintertime could shinny on the lake or skate." - thanks Suzie Zach Baldiwn.


  WINGATE  *   
* Added another 3 pictures on link
Mascot: Spartans
Colors: Gold & Blue


See Wingate on our "Towns" page, click here and scroll down!


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