Visiting old Morrow County schools -- following the trail

Searching old Morrow County Schools an extensive list of 75 was discovered as shown below. The search was prompted by a topographical map that included old school locations. I wrote a story based on one school called "Bluejay," as that was where my grandmother once taught the first eight grades in one room.

That story elicited a response from David Shade, a former elementary school student that I knew from Mt. Gilead, Ohio. He called attention to another school called, "Liberty." He knew about this because he and his family lived in the old school that was converted to being a farm house.

With his help, I located the Liberty School on what was once called Shade Corners. Interestingly, his sister was born in the house and her name is "Liberty."

1.    Bailey School    Mount Gilead
2.    Baldwin School    Ashley
3.    Beech Grove School    Denmark
4.    Bethel School    Denmark
5.    Bethel School    Chesterville
6.    Blackbird School    Marengo
7.    Blackhawk School    Marengo
8.    Bluejay School    Mount Gilead
9.    Boundary School    Mount Gilead
10.    Center School    Ashley
11.    Center School    Blooming Grove
12.    Chester School    Chesterville
13.    Chestnut Grove School    Marengo
14.    Chestnut Ridge School    Blooming Grove
15.    Cohan School    Caledonia
16.    Craley School    Blooming Grove
17.    Davis School    Mount Gilead
18.    Dudley School    Marengo
19.    East Miller School    Shauck
20.    Fairfield School    Chesterville
21.    Fairview School    Chesterville
22.    Fairview School    Mount Gilead
23.    Flowers School    Galion
24.    Frozen Hill School    Mount Gilead
25.    Gardner School    Chesterville
26.    Goose Heaven School    Marengo
27.    Gordon School    Chesterville
28.    Greenwood School    Ashley
29.    Guiding Star School    Mount Gilead
30.    Half Acre School    Blooming Grove
31.    Harbison School    Blooming Grove
32.    Hardscrabble School    Denmark
33.    Hawkins School    Olive Green
34.    Hunters School    Galion
35.    Jackson School    Centerburg
36.    Jackson School    Chesterville
37.    Jugs School    Blooming Grove
38.    Krott School    Ashley
39.    Liberty School    Mount Gilead
40.    Lone Star School    Mount Gilead
41.    Long School    Denmark
42.    Maple Grove School    Mount Gilead
43.    Miller School    Shauck
44.    Miracle School    Shauck
45.    Morehouse School    Ashley
46.    Mount Pleasant School    Shauck
47.    Nelson School    Galion
48.    North Canaan School    Caledonia
49.    Oaklawn School    Marengo
50.    Oliveroot School    Marengo
51.    Peoples School    Shauck
52.    Phillips School    Marengo
53.    Pleasant Hill School    Blooming Grove
54.    Pleasant Valley School    Blooming Grove
55.    Pompey School    Ashley
56.    Railroad School    Marengo
57.    Red Hill School    Chesterville
58.    Salem School    Denmark
59.    School Number 1    Shauck
60.    School Number 1    Ashley
61.    School Number 2    Ashley
62.    School Number 4    Shauck
63.    School Number 5    Mount Gilead
64.    School Number 6    Mount Gilead
65.    School Number 6    Ashley
66.    School Number 7    Ashley
67.    Schorr School    Waldo
68.    Seifs School    Galion
69.    South Miller School    Shauck
70.    Stackhouse School    Shauck
71.    Stilers Corner School    Marengo
72.    Sunfish School    Mount Gilead
73.    Turney Center School    Marengo
74.    Vail School    Chesterville
75.    Walters School    Blooming Grove

Also read this related story: http://artistcompendium.blogspot.com/2016/08/morrow-countys-old-schools-disapeared.html

Liberty School

Tographical Map showing the Liberty School

Google Earth, locating Liberty School