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(If you have any photos or records to add, please send them to me as an attachment Karen Zach)
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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Franklin Township Schools Index by letter

Coal Creek Township
Madison Township
Sugar Creek Township
Wayne Township
North Union Township


Franklin Township



Teachers in Township Schools for the 1901-1902 Achool Year

COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS Thanks to the collected works of Dr. Charles L. Arvin on the Monrgomery County Schools

HISTORICAL INFORMATION about County the wide school system

The 14th annual commencement of the public schools of Franklin township will be held at Center Grove Christian Church Friday evening June 12, 1896 at 8 o'clock.


 Booher School
Booher School (1902) . . . The booher one-room schoolhouse was located on CR400N near CR1025E.



 Buchanan School - 7

SCHOOL ACTIVE (make have started earlier) Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • 1901-1902  Ernest Weesner
  • 1902-1903  No Information
  • 1903-1904  No Information
  • 1904-1905  Grace Loveless  Grades 1-8
  • 1905-1906 Grace Loveless  Grades 1-8
  • 1906-1907  Lulu Smith Grades 1-8
  • 1907-1908 Lulu Smith Grades 1-8
  • 1908-1909  Dollie Sutton  Grades 5-8
  • 1908-1909  Mabel Quigg Grades 1-4
  • 1909-1910 Mabel Quigg Grades 1-8


  Center Grove School - 2

In Franklin Township, this school was located in Section 2 in the 400 North Area - thanks, Suzie

SCHOOL ACTIVE (make have started earlier) Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  1. 1901-1902  Geo. A. Jackson
  2. 1902-1903  No Information
  3. 1903-1904  No Information
  4. 1904-1905  Alma VanCleave  Grades 1-8
  5. 1905-1906  Annette Hampton  Grades 1-8
  6. 1906-1907  Blanche Denelsbeck  Grades 1-8
  7. 1907-1908  Margaret Smith Grades 1-8
  8. 1908-1909
  9. 1909-1910
  10. 1911-1912  Nellie Booher    Grades 1-8

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

  Clouser School

In Franklin Township, this school was located in Section 35 and was also called School #1 - thanks, Suzie

Coleman School - District 1

SCHOOL ACTIVE (make have started earlier) Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  1. 1901-1902  D. V. Pittman
  2. 1902-1903  No Information
  3. 1903-1904  No Information
  4. 1904-1905  Eulela Hormell  Grades 1-8
  5. 1905-1906  Ethel Merryman  Grades 1-8
  6. 1906-1907  Vera Kirkpatrick  Grades 1-8
  7. 1907-1908  Georgie McBee Grades 1-8
  8. 1908-1909 Georgie McBee Grades 1-8
  9. 1909-1910  Bessie Bradley Grades 1-8
  10. 1910-1911 Bessie Bradley Grades 1-8
  11. 1911-1912  Honor Murphy  Grades 1-8
  12. 1912-1913  Geneva Shannon Grades 1-8
  13. 1913-1914  Fern Drollinger Grades 1-8

 Cottage Grove -- Sugar Creek Township this was a school in Sugar Creek Township, and it was assumedly a town as well.  (nothing else is known :( Thanks to Jerry Turner - here's a map for this one :)

-- thanks Jerry T, for this map showing the location of Cottage Grove School in North Union Township :)

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


 Darlington Academy
Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
The Darlington Academy was located on Academy Street, just west of Madison Street.  Built in 1866, it was the first "graded" school in Franklin Township.  Click on the Darlington Academy link below to see a photo taken in 1889.  At this time there were just four teachers. . . George Welty, Frank Elston, Alice Johnston, and Jennie Kersey.  The building was torn down in 1895, when the first high school was built.

Darlington Academy 8th Grade Graduating Class of 1883 (names includes) Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000


 Darlington High School      Thanks to Jeanie Walden
This photo of Darlington High School was taken in 1954.  This building was erected in 1914 and served the community until 1988, when it was demolished.  There are no schools left in Franklin or Sugar Creek Townships.   Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
Masacot: Indians
Colors: Red & White

  • (20 January 2024)   Darlington School Song   Also includes: colors, newspaper, nickname and yearbook names. - thanks Bill Boone :)
  • Darlington Sports (Bill Boone's GREAT site)
  • Darlington Teachers 1901 thru 1922  - 1922 thru 1942  -  1942 thru 1962  -  1962 thru 1966  -   Then Starts North Montgomery Schools  1967 thru 1974  -  1974 thru 1982  -  1982 thru 1988  the end Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • Horse drawn hack of the late 1800's Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
    Darlington HS (1895 - probably when it was just built)
  • Darlington High School did field a football team for a few years in the early 1900's.  Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • Darlington HS   4 Views, Thanks to Jeanie Walden
  • Darlington HS fire - Source: Crawfordsville Review, Oct 17, 1912 Darlington, Ind Oct 17 – On account of the destruction of the local high school building by fire Wednesday, school sessions will be held in other buildings starting next Monday. The town hall, Masonic Hall and K of P hall have been secured for this purpose.
  • Darlington Students of 1911.  This is one year before the fire.  Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • Darlington Basketball Scores for 1916  - thanks to Bill Boone
  • Darlington 1927-1928 Basketball team - - thanks so much to Butch Dale & his amazing Darlington Library newsletter
  • The Darlington High School class of 1932 is shown here at their second grade Valentine party in 1922. Source:  "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • John Rerringer took this circuit photo of the students and teachers in fron of the school in 1932.
    Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • Basketball Team 1943-1944  Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • Note: During the 1945-1946 school year, there were 77 students attending Darlington High School that year.  Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • DHS - Class of 1946 -- this pic definitely shows the times with the bobby socks, saddlle oxford, D sweater and hairdos -- too cute)
  • Darlington HS County Champs 1954  Thanks to Richard Bowerman - Darlington HS  Facebook page
  • 1970-71 Grade 7  Sorry no names, would appreciate help naming!


Darlington High School Yearbooks
We enjoy posting Yearbooks and look to find more.
We do prefer scanning, it gives us better quality images, let us know!



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

 Decker School - 10

SCHOOL ACTIVE (make have started earlier) Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • 1901-1902  O. C. Conrad
  • 1902-1903  No Information
  • 1903-1904  No Information
  • 1904-1905  Mary Dee Pugh  Grades 1-8
  • 1905-1906  D. V. Pittman Grades 1-8
  • 1906-1907  Helena Johnson Grades 1-8

 Flat Creek - 6

SCHOOL ACTIVE (make have started earlier) Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • 1901-1902  W. B. Rodman
  • 1902-1903  No Information
  • 1903-1904  No Information
  • 1904-1905  Clara Corns  Grades 1-8
  • 1905-1906  Grace Loveless  Grades 1-8
  • 1906-1907 Grace Loveless  Grades 1-8

  GRAVELLY RUN - #11 - Franklin Township (Wayne Township?)

Source: Crawfordsville (Indiana) Weekly Journal, 7 October 1898 - "Gravelly Run" item - We have 18 pupils enrolled at No. 11, with Ernest Weesner of Darlington as teacher.

SCHOOL ACTIVE (make have started earlier) Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • 1901-1902  O. M. Peebles
  • 1902-1903 No Information
  • 1903-1904  No Information
  • 1904-1905  D. V. Pittman  Grades 1-8
  • 1905-1906  Sara D. Pugh Grades 1-8
  • 1906-1907  Dee Pugh Grades 1-8
  • 1907-1908  Mabel Quigg Grades 1-8
  • 1908-1909  Mary E. Cox  Grades 1-8

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


  High View School

  • In Franklin Township, near Darlington, this school was located on what is now Road 150 North and was also called School #5 - thanks, Suzie - see this nifty picture - Source: Crawfordsville Star, Oct 8, 1896 p 9 -- The new brick school in Highland, No 37 opened with 37 scholars on Monday (funny :)
  • Class Photo - woman on far left is Gladys Mullen Stephenson - one on far right is Lucille Paddack Lockhart - could possibly be from New Richmond but doubt it - more than likely Highview
  • 1910-1911 photo (thanks so very much for these two picture Charlotte O :) - let me know if ANYONE can be identified :)
  • (May 1, 2020)  Highview School Students Fall of 19?5  - thanks to CDPL

SCHOOL ACTIVE (make have started earlier) Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

Offical group portrait of Highview students in 1915.  Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000


  Kingsley - School #5

Other than the name and that this school was In Franklin Township, nothing else is known other than it probably existed in the late 1800s or early 1900  - thanks, Suzie

SCHOOL ACTIVE (make have started earlier) Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
1902-1902  Clara Corns  residence at Darlington
Closed at Year's end!


  Little School

  • Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 23 Dec 1869   The old Little School house has been sold and removed. The new Little school house is fast gaining the uneviable reputation of being the hardest in the township, and a number of the good citizens are determined to break up the rowdyism lately developed on the Ridge. So look out boys!


 Marts - 12

SCHOOL ACTIVE (make have started earlier) Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
1901-1902  Edith Marshall
1902-1903  No Information
1903-1904  No Information
1904-1905  A. C. Miller  Grades 1-8  Closed at the end of this school year!

  Mount - Franklin Township

Located in Franklin Township, this school was in Section 23 and was probably named for Governor Mount from that area. It was also known as School #3 - thanks, Suzie


  NUMBER 13 - Location?

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


  Oak Grove - 3

SCHOOL ACTIVE (make have started earlier) Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • 1901-1902  May Shannon
  • 1902-1903  No Information
  • 1903-1904  No Information
  • 1904-1905  Hallie Sidener  Grades 1-8
  • 1905-1906  Lulu Smith Grades 1-8
  • 1906-1907  Mabel Quigg Grades 1-8

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


 Pickett School - 8

SCHOOL ACTIVE (make have started earlier) Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
  • 1901-1902  Bertha Hyten
  • 1902-1903  No Information
  • 1903-1904  No Information
  • 1904-1905  Mabel Brown  Grades 1-8
  • 1905-1906  Clara Corns  Grades 1-8
  • 1906-1907  Floyd Pittman Grades 1-8
  • 1907-1908  Blanche Denelsbeck Grades 1-8
  • 1908-1909 Blanche Denelsbeck Grades 1-8
  • No information available for 1909-1910
  • 1910-1911  Clella Pittman Grades 1-8
  • 1911-1912  Clella Pittman Grades 1-8


  School #1 -- Franklin Township - Coleman

  School #2 - Franklin Township - Center Grove

  School # 3 - Franklin Township  - Oak Grove

  • Source: Weekly Argus News 27 Jan 1894 p 8   School House #3 in Franklin Township was burned Tuesday night. The
    origin of the fire is unknown. The building was insured for $300 and the furniture for $40 in the Hom eof NY represented by AS Clements.

  School #4 - Franklin Township - Shannondale (see below)

  School #5 - Franklin Township - Kingsley

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

 School #6 -- Franklin Township - Flat Creek

  School # 7 -- Franklin Twp - Buchanan

This school existed in the late 1800s or very early 1900s and was located in Section 16 on Road 300 North - thanks, Suzie

  School #8 -- Franklin Township - Pickett

In Franklin Township, this school was located in Section 10 on Road 500 North - thanks, Suzie

  School #10 -- Franklin Township - Decker



  School # 11  -- Franklin Township - Gravelly Run

In Franklin Township - thanks, Suzie

  School # 12 - Franklin - Marts

Located in Franklin Township, this school was located in Section 5 on 600 East and existed for a few years in the late 1800s - thanks, Suzie


  SHANNONDALE - District 4

Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 30 Aug 1895 -- L. L. Harvey will teach at Wesley this fall. Ed Slavens will be principal at Shannondale. Sherman Vanscoyc will teach at No. 4 in Union. E. E. Fry will be retained at Rochester this year. W. B. Peterson will rusticate at No. 9, in Walnut. The attendance is the best ever held in the county. E. E. Vanscoyoc is retained at New Market'again. Miss Hintie Wray will build fires at Ash Pile again.

SCHOOL ACTIVE YEARS (make have started earlier) Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

NOTE: Shannondale School was Closed at the end of the 1936-1937 school Year.   Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000

 (13 December 2021)
Two photos of Shannondale School after closing and turned into a private business of "Walter J. Harpel Seed Company".  The school in located on CR 1075 East, just south of Indiana 32, on the west edge of Shannondale.  Thanks to Bill Boone and the Crawfordsville District Public Library.

8th grade class of 1912 at their graduation ceremony.  Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000


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