Wednesday, July 11, 2012

PREBLE COUNTY SCHOOLS

THERE ARE 42 OF THE OLD ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSES ON THIS SITE. ORIGINALLY THERE WERE AROUND 200 OF THESE SCHOOLS IN THIS COUNTY DURING THE ERA OF THEIR PRIMARY USAGE FROM THE 1860s-1930s.

TO MAKE SURE IT TRULY WAS A ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE AT ONE TIME IN THE PAST, BEFORE ANY OF THE SCHOOLS WERE PLACED ON THIS SITE, I VERIFIED THE ACCURACY OF THE LOCATION THROUGH A DUPLICATE VERIFICATION PROCESS. ALSO, EVERY HOUSE THAT IS POSTED ON THIS SITE IS COMPRISED OF THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE ORIGINAL SCHOOL,WHICH IS ALSO PERSONALLY VERIFIED. ALTHOUGH SOME HAVE HAD SIDING ADDED, OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS, THEY HAVE KEPT THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE UNDERNEATH OF IT. EVERYTHING THAT IS POSTED IS TRULY WHAT CONSISTS OF ALMOST ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SCHOOL HOUSE.

COVERED BRIDGES ALSO HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THIS SITE DUE TO THE FACT THAT SOME OF THESE WOULD BE A PART OF THE EVERY DAY LIFE OF THE STUDENTS WHO WENT TO THESE SCHOOLS. EVERY BRIDGE WAS WITHIN A COUPLE MILES OF AT LEAST 3-4 SCHOOLS, AND IT WOULD ALMOST BE A CERTAINTY THAT NUMEROUS STUDENTS WOULD CROSS THESE BRIDGES DAILY.

PHOTOGRAPHER-WAYNE CHATFIELD (wynpatriot953@aol.com)

IN ORDER TO SEE ALL THE SCHOOLS, AFTER SCROLLING ALL THE WAY DOWN, BE SURE TO CLICK ON THE OLDER POSTS BOX AT THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER. IN ORDER TO ENLARGE THE PHOTOGRAPH FOR BETTER VIEWING ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CLICK ON THE PICTURE.















































* (Unlikely to have survived - no longer at this location)
( Date at the bottom left hand corner is when schoolhouse was photographed)

UPDATED 1/2025

I seek to add more information and photographs to this blog, so, please anyone that either knows of more information or has photographs that I can copy, I would sincerely appreciate any additional input.

PREBLE COUNTY COURTHOUSE


EATON, OHIO
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP
BUILT - 1918

HARSHMAN COVERED BRIDGE/PREBLE COUNTY



DIXON TOWNSHIP
BUILT - 1894

CONCORD-FAIRHAVEN RD. . 3 MILE NORTH OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL RD.  
EATON, OHIO
GPS: 39.702541, -84.769585

RAILSBACK SCHOOL #4/PREBLE COUNTY





DIXON TOWNSHIP # 4
BUILT - 1883

CALIFORNIA SCHOOL RD./TONEY LYBROOK RD.
8993 CALIFORNIA SCHOOL RD. EATON, OHIO 45320
GPS: 39.700118, .84.797245
(May 4, 2010)

CENTRAL SCHOOL #5/PREBLE COUNTY



DIXON TOWNSHIP # 5

CALIFORNIA SCHOOL RD. .6 MILE EAST OF CONCORD-FAIRHAVEN RD.
EATON, OHIO
GPS: 39.700003, -84.761057
(May 4, 2010)

POTTERF SCHOOL #5/PREBLE COUNTY



GASPER TOWNSHIP # 5

MANN RD. .4 MILE EAST OF CAMDEN RD.
EATON, OHIO
GPS: 39.676563, -84.643735
(May 9, 2010)

YOUNGS SCHOOL #7/PREBLE COUNTY





GASPER TOWNSHIP # 7
BUILT - 1887

WAYNE TRACE RD. .1 MILE SOUTH OF SEVEN MILE RD. 
CAMDEN, OHIO
GPS: 39.672432, -84.609188
(April 11, 2010)

BRUBAKER COVERED BRIDGE/PREBLE COUNTY




GRATIS TOWNSHIP
BUILT - 1887

BRUBAKER RD. .6 MILE WEST OF OHIO SR-122  
GPS: 39.651542, -84.543921

MULLENDORE #2/PREBLE COUNTY



GRATIS TOWNSHIP # 2

S. PREBLE COUNTY LINE RD. .1 MILE NORTH OF KIEFER RD.
7219 S. PREBLE COUNTY LINE RD. GRATIS, OHIO 45327
GPS: 39.642082, -84.480421
(August 21, 2010)

ROBERTS SCHOOL #3/PREBLE COUNTY



GRATIS TOWNSHIP # 3
(Also known as Loop School)

QUAKER TRACE RD. .5 MILE NORTH OF SOMERS-GRATIS RD.
7797 QUAKER TRACE RD. CAMDEN, OHIO 45311
GPS: 39.632983, -84.573906
(July 9, 2012)

KENWORTHY SCHOOL #4/PREBLE COUNTY




GRATIS TOWNSHIP # 4
BUILT - 1867

NORTHERN RD. .3 MILE WEST OF CAMDEN-WEST ELKTON RD.
9 NORTHERN RD. SOMERVILLE, OHIO 45064
GPS: 39.588405, -84.573155
(August 21, 2010)

GREENBUSH SCHOOL #6/PREBLE COUNTY



GRATIS TOWNSHIP # 6

PLEASANT VALLEY RD. .4 MILE SOUTH OF GREENBUSH RD.
GRATIS, OHIO
GPS: 39.595991, -84.499061
(August 21, 2010)

WARNKE COVERED BRIDGE/PREBLE COUNTY




HARRISON TOWNSHIP
BUILT - 1895

SWAMP CREEK RD. .2 MILE EAST OF VERONA RD. 
LEWISBURG, OHIO
GPS: 39.873688, -84.514543

CUPP SCHOOL #3/PREBLE COUNTY




HARRISON TOWNSHIP # 3
BUILT - 1910

SALEM RD./JORDAN RD. 
8008 SALEM RD. LEWISBURG, OHIO
GPS: 39.844503, -84.503338
(May 4, 2010)

SCHOOL #5/PREBLE COUNTY



HARRISON TOWNSHIP # 5

OHIO SR-503 .8 MILE NORTH OF EUPHEMIA-CASTINE RD.
WEST SONORA, OHIO
GPS: 39.873520, -84.541037
(May 18, 2010)

GEORGETOWN SCHOOL #6/PREBLE COUNTY



HARRISON TOWNSHIP # 6

GEORGETOWN-VERONA RD. .1 MILE EAST OF OHIO SR-503
4805 GEORGETOWN-VERONA RD. LEWISBURG, OHIO 45338
GPS: 39.903103, -84.540342
GPS: (June 20, 2010)

SCHOOL #9/PREBLE COUNTY




HARRISON TOWNSHIP # 9
BUILT - 1886

BOHN RD./LEWISBURG-WESTERN RD.
6596 PRICES CREEK RD. LEWISBURG, OHIO 45338
GPS: 39.843507, -84.577696
(May 4, 2010)

MORNING SUN SCHOOL/PREBLE COUNTY




ISRAEL TOWNSHIP
BUILT-1915

RT-177 .2 MILE NORTH OF MORNING SUN RD.
MORNING SUN, OHIO
GPS: 39.596993, -84.739509
(July 9, 2012)

QUAKER RIDGE SCHOOL #1/PREBLE COUNTY




ISRAEL TOWNSHIP # 1

ISRAEL-SOMERS RD. .5 MILE EAST OF EATON-OXFORD RD.
3516 ISRAEL-SOMERS RD. CAMDEN, OHIO 45311
GPS: 39.639710, -84.713691
(August 11, 2010)

SWAMP COLLEGE #3/PREBLE COUNTY



ISRAEL TOWNSHIP # 3

FAIRHAVEN-COLLEGE CORNER RD. .5 MILE NORTH OF OHIO SR-725
7484 FAIRHAVEN COLLEGE CORNER RD, COLLEGE CORNER, OHIO 45003
GPS: 39.635598, -84.795705
(May 24, 2010)

SCHOOL #3/PREBLE COUNTY




JACKSON TOWNSHIP # 3
BUILT - 1869

NEW WESTVILLE RD. .4 MILE SOUTH OF OHIO SR-320 
NEW PARIS, OHIO
GPS: 39.816314, -84.792760
(June 2, 2010)