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| CASS ? | . | Thomas | 0 | 0 | . | Pix from the Lee Dodd collection at SWC Museum |
| CASS | Calvin Township | Brownsville | 1 | 8 | 20447 Osborn St. | 1954-55 Teacher: Marjorie Lindsey; closed prior to 1957; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; fractional; used for grain storage |
| CASS | Calvin Township | Willow Pond | 3 | 35 | SW corner of Hawks St. & Kessington Rd. | School closed 1954; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; torn down |
| CASS | Calvin Township | Calvin Hill | 2 | 29 | 20901 Calvin Hill St. | Mrs. Herman Bishop (Carol); Iola (Rice) Holz taught there in 1950 - her pupil, Myra Hyatt (K-3, 4 years). Closed 1960; began in 1895; Myra no lives in Kalamazoo, 2 Master's Degrees, worked for Upjohn, her sister awarded for Ed Lowe, three brothers: Sam, Don, Wm. Hyatt; building not in use; teacher, Miss Iva Ivens in 1916 |
| CASS | Calvin Township | Calvin Center | 4 | 21 | Corner of Mt. Zion St. & Calvin Center Rd. | See 1954 Directory; no longer standing; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; closed in 1957; burned in 1974 |
| CASS | Calvin Township | Long | 8 | 10 | Corner of Brownsville Rd. & Calvin Center Rd. | Teachers' & School Officers' Directory, 1954-1955, Cass County; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; closed prior to 1942; burned |
| CASS | Calvin Township | Bulhand | 5 | 34 | Corner of Bulhand Rd. & Calvin Center Rd. | School closed 1954; converted to residence; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac |
| CASS | Calvin Township | East | 6 | 1 | N. side of Brownsville Rd., between Union Rd. & James Rd. | Fractional; School closed 1954; Ph: 782-2378, Juanita Westphal attended 1-7 grades; Kay MacKeller b. 1932, 1937-1943; Teacher: Mrs. Shadick - From Cass d., Mrs. Lindsley - From Cass, d.; Ray phoned 8/18/93, Has no memory of schoolmates,games,or Christmas, walked 1/2 mi.lunch pail; fractional; residence; pupils - Joe Evans; Contact - Richard Leach, Cassopolis |
| CASS | Calvin Township | Star Brick | 6 | 18 | North of U.S. 12 in Cassopolis | Herman Bishop - Edwardsburg |
| CASS | Calvin Township | Mount Zion | 9 | 24 | 16984 Mount Zion Street | Residence; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; closed prior to 1940. |
| CASS | Calvin Township | James | 7 | 14 | Chain Lake St., between Day Lake Rd. & Carver Rd. | No longer standing; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; |
| CASS | Cassopolis | Cassopolis Graded | 1 | 26 | Corner of Broadway & School Sts. | Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; established in 1840; torn down |
| CASS | Howard Township | Coulter | 4 | 23 | Corner of M-60 & Anderson Rd. | Closed in 1949; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; present use - Lions Club Building; began in 1885 |
| CASS | Howard Township | Barron Lake | 10 | 21 | East side of Barron Lake Rd. | Currently the Howard Township Government Offices; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; closed prior to 1950; also known as Brickell; 1928-1950; Branch Library |
| CASS | Howard Township | Dibble | 11 | 35 | 3094 Yankee St. | See Vaness Dibble School. |
| CASS | Howard Township | Brickell | 10 | 21 | East side of Barron Lake Rd. | See Barron Lake School |
| CASS | Howard Township | Bell | 0 | 0 | About 1/2 m. w. of Thompson Rd. on Terminal Rd. | See Oak Grove School. |
| CASS | Howard Township | Oak Grove | 0 | 0 | About 1/2 m. w. of Thompson Rd. on Terminal Rd. | Closed about 1882 and sold in 1896; student were transferred to Thompson #2; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; Also called Bell or Sterner School. |
| CASS | Howard Township | Sterner | 0 | 0 | About 1/2 m. w. of Thompson Rd. on Terminal Rd. | See Oak Grove School. |
| CASS | Howard Township | Yankee Street | 1 | 31 | South side of Yankee St., 1/2 mi east of Carberry St. | No longer standing; contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; 1926-1962 |
| CASS | Howard Township | Vaness Dibble | 11 | 35 | 3094 Yankee St. | Residence of Randall Burger; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac. Also known as Dibble School; 1865-1947 |
| CASS | Howard Township | Dibble Dale | 8 | 2 | Anderson Rd., about 1/2 way between jog of White St. on west side of road | Teacher: Josephine Miller; Closed in 1957; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; Fractional; residence |
| CASS | Howard Township | Thomson | 2 | 8 | N. side of Korn St. at point in jog of Thompson Rd. | Closed in 1964; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; converted to a residence; began in 1890 |
| CASS | Howard Township | Allen | 7 | 3 | Corner of White St. & Allen St. | Closed in 1964; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; Residence; began in 1900 |
| CASS | Jefferson Township | Frog Valley | 5 | 30 | About 1/2 mi s. of Pine Lake St. on w. side of Dailey Rd. | Closed in 1920; no longer standing; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; fractional; began in 1860 |
| CASS | Jefferson Township | Jefferson Center | 6 | 22 | Mullen Rd., about 1/4 m. s of Jefferson Center Rd. | Closed prior to 1948. Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; 1919 Mae Streeter ( Shannon ) taught there Family records; gone |
| CASS | Jefferson Township | Redfield | 3 | 26 | 228791 Monette St. | Currently a residence; closed prior to 1942; contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; fractional; Teacher in 1918, Mae Streeter |
| CASS | Jefferson Township | Salisbury | 2 | 8 | 17049 US-12 | See Daily School. Teacher - Emma Jean (Ramey) Stambeck (1953-1954) |
| CASS | Jefferson Township | Daily | 2 | 8 | . | Originally named Salisbury school for William Salisbury; closed in 1958; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; fractional; gone; began in 1860 |
| CASS | Jefferson Township | Davis | 4 | 34 | North side of Davis Lake Rd. between Oil City Rd. & Ashton Rd. | No longer standing; closed prior to 1940; contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac. Also known as Bunch School; fractional; began in 1860 |
| CASS | Jefferson Township | Jefferson Red Brick | 1 | 11 | 63600 Brick Church Rd. | Currently a museum, Cass County Historical Society; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; 1870-1958; built in 1850's per Iola Holtz |
| CASS | Jefferson Township | Bunch | 4 | 34 | North side of Davis Lake Rd. between Oil City Rd. & Ahston Rd. | See Davis School |
| CASS | LaGrange Township | Cherry Grove | 6 | 8 | Cherry Grove Road; 1 mi. south of M-62 | School Closed 1954; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; building moved off site |
| CASS | LaGrange Township | Whitmanville | 3 | 15 | 58253 M-62 | See LaGrange School. |
| CASS | LaGrange Township | Brooklyn | 7 | 2 | Corner of Point Rd. & Kelsey Lake St. | Residence. Closed in 1960. Also called Jones School. Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; began in 1852 |
| CASS | LaGrange Township | Jones | 7 | 2 | Corner of Point Rd. & Kelsey Lake St. | See Brooklyn School |
| CASS | LaGrange Township | Oak Grove | 4 | 28 | 60976 Oak Grove Rd. | Closed in 1958; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; fractional; residence; began in 1848; Teacher in 1934, G. P. Bailey (walked 8 miles one way) |
| CASS | LaGrange Township | Mechanicsburg | 5 | 30 | 27480 Pokagon Highway | Residence, Anna Larson ( above adress ); Closed in 1960. Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac. |
| CASS | LaGrange Township | LaGrange | 3 | 15 | 58253 M-62 | Now in use as LaGrange Township Hall. Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; also known as Whitmanville School; 1840-1963 |
| CASS | LaGrange Township | Beeson | 11 | 19 | Corner of Dailey Rd. & Beeson St. | School Closed 1954; torn down; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac. |
| CASS | Marcellus Township | Bucher | 7 | 35 | 55270 Miller Rd. | Contact: Sam Green, 27657 94th Ave., Marcellus, MI; Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; 1863-1946; residence |
| CASS | Marcellus Township | Sheldon (Sheldon Creek) | 3 | 12 | Intersection of Sheldon Creek Rd. & Knight's Rd. | Owner: Edward Hills; used as a storage bldg. (12/11/92) Rex Pierce; Teachers: Mrs. Mary Cassidy, Leonard Lee, Edith Clinard Hartman, Dorothy Hay, Frances Pekel, & Mrs. --------- Niplsen; torn down in 1996; 1858-1942 |
| CASS | Marcellus Township | Shannon | 6 | 8 | 51208 Burlington Rd., about 1 1/4 mi. south of 94th Ave. | Built 1858, first called Ferguson School |
| CASS | Marcellus Township | Globe | 4 | 19 | 2 mi. W. of Marcellus, Finch Rd.; north of Church St., east side of road | Teacher: Jennie Cleckner (mother of Fullers); 11/5/92-Helen Fuller; Ref. Shannon School Reunion 1947; Pupil: Jan Pyle (Polk) - 2nd grade; Lyle Manning, Ira Wolfe, ? Lewis; fractional; 1859-1938; gone; August 1916, teacher was Mrs. Phoebe McKee |
| CASS | Marcellus Township | Howardsville | 0 | 25 | M-216 to Bent Rd., south about 1/8 mi. | Josephine Bray taught per George Bray Sept. 1992; 10 of June 1913 - Ernest T. Miller - Teacher , held 8th Grade Commencement at the schoolhouse - Marcellus News |
| CASS | Marcellus Township | Patrick | 2 | 29 | 13063 Pioneer St., south end of Burlington Rd. | Marcellus News, April 1996; 1856-1938; torn down |
| CASS | Marcellus Township | Ferguson | 6 | 8 | 51208 Burlington Rd., about 1 1/4 mi. south of 94th Ave. | See Shannon School |
| CASS | Marcellus Township | Batchelor | 5 | 9 | Corner of Brody St. & M-40 | Betty Wolfe; closed before 1915; gone |
| CASS | Marcellus Township | Bly | 1 | 14 | Corner of Hemlock Lake Rd. & M-216 | Teacher - Jennie Clecknor (mother of Fullers); Began in 1856; closed before 1940; cemetery maintenance building; teacher in 1916, Miss Wanda Price |
| CASS | Marcellus Township | Cromley | 8 | 28 | north side Waterstradt Street; 1/4 mi west of M-40 | Nothing remaining but foundation, area used as hog lot; 1863-1938 |
| CASS | Marcellus Township | Marcellus Graded | 9 | 22 | SE corner of Woodland St. and Burney St. in Jones addition | Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac. |
| CASS | Mason Township | Kessington | 5 | 14 | 17049 US-12 | Formerly Sailor school; Herman Bishop - Edwardsburg; closed in 1958; currently government office for Mason Township/Library; Contact - Kenneth Hartman; 1874-1958 |
| CASS | Mason Township | Sailor | 5 | 14 | . | See Kessington School |
| CASS | Mason Township | Five Points | 4 | 16 | US 12 east at intersection of M-20, US-12 & Five Point Rd. | Extant. 1862 log cabin; Susan Toth, Carol (Mrs. Herman) Bishop (nee Zimmer); Contact - Kenneth Hartman; 1865-1948; residence |
| CASS | Mason Township | Swamp | 2 | 9 | 68988 Gordon Rd. | Residence; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; Closed prior to 1954 school year |
| CASS | Mason Township | Pullman | 0 | 18 | Cassopolis St., about 1/4 mi. south of US-12 | Sold and moved north on Cassopolis St. - presently a storage shed; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; opened in 1860 |
| CASS | Mason Township | Star Brick | 6 | 18 | Corner of Cassopolis Rd. & Starbrick St. | Residence; Closed prior to 1954; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac |
| CASS | Mason Township | Glines | 1 | 2 | Mason St. between Kessington Rd. & Tharp Lake Rd. | Consolidated with Constantine in 1957; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; torn down |
| CASS | Milton Township | Breece | 3 | 9 | Leet Rd., north of US 12 | See Miller School. |
| CASS | Milton Township | Rosewarne | 5 | 7 | US-12 | Closed in 1962; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; Building sold to First Missionary Church by Brandywine School District |
| CASS | Milton Township | Winkler | 6 | 20 | Red Field St. | Presently Trinity United Methodist Church; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; 1860-1957 |
| CASS | Milton Township | Biscuit Hill | 4 | 23 | 3098 Redfield St. | Residence; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; 1854-1923 |
| CASS | Milton Township | Bunker Hill | 2 | 11 | . | See Cherry Valley School |
| CASS | Milton Township | Cherry Valley | 2 | 11 | . | Consolidated with Edwardsburg school, May 1925; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; aka Bunker Hill; began in 1833; residence |
| CASS | Milton Township | Rodgers | 1 | 1 | Conrad Rd., north of US-12 | Contact: Kenneth Hartman; closed in 1919; torn down |
| CASS | Milton Township | Miller | 3 | 9 | Leet Rd., north of US 12 | Also known as Breece School. Contact: Kenneth Hartman; closed in 1920; residence |
| CASS | Newberg Township | Poe's Corners | 2 | 21 | 10428 Bord St. | Census 48; Membership 35; Teacher: Mrs. Ellamae Parath/Marcellus; See p. 1017 Decatur Scrapbook; Contact - Kenneth Hartman; used as Newberg Twp Hall; 1856-1957; teacher in 1952, Dorothy Lee (Schug) |
| CASS | Newberg Township | Fabius | 3 | 24 | . | Original District #3 fractional, Newberg Twp., Section 24, Cass County; voted to move & build in Fabius in 1873. |
| CASS | Newberg Township | Star | 8 | 5 | Corner of Dutch Settlement & Savage Rds. | Teacher : Claude B. Castle, Dir. Walter Wolski; Mod. Don McKenzie, Treas. Philo McKenzie; "Miss Hazel Hunt - teacher"; 80 yrs. Ago - Marcellus news 10 June, 1913; Wakelee there now - house; no longer standing; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; fractional; teacher in 1939 - Dorothy Lee (Schug); Teacher in 1916, Miss Beth King; Teacher - died Aileen Dodge (d. 3/23/1999); Teacher - Eva Engle. |
| CASS | Newberg Township | Pemberton | 1 | 30 | Corner of Black & Born Sts. | School closed 1954; torn down |
| CASS | Newberg Township | Corey (Corey Lake) | 7 | 36 | 61340 Corey Lake St. | Residence; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; teacher - Joyce Rockwell; closed in 1957; fractional |
| CASS | Newberg Township | Newberg | 5 | 2 | Corner of Lucas & Hoffman Sts. | Contact: ( Per Sam Green ) Roy Hartman, 11097 Hoffman Rd, Marcelus, MI Ph: 244-5053 - 3 Rvs. ph. Wm. Hartman ( Bro. ) 11888 Hoffman Rd., Marcellus Ph: 244-5055 ( 3 rv ); also called Norton School; 1868-1948; torn down |
| CASS | Newberg Township | Jones | 6 | 35 | 61398 M-40 | Directory List; Sam Green; built 1881; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; fractional; moved from original site; used as yard & garden shop; began in 1881 |
| CASS | Newberg Township | Norton | 5 | 2 | NE Corner Hoffman Rd. & Lucas | Marcellus News, March 7, 1991; 1890 teacher - Bessie Caul Jones; See clip in STREETER book, Vol II Mae 1918 Companion church still stands. Originally called Norton Church, more commonly called Newberg Church; Contact - Kenneth Hartman |
| CASS | Newburg Township | Lilly Lake | 0 | 32 | South side of M-60, halfway between Vandalia and Jones | 1860 shown on west side of cemetery at Lilly Lake; not shown on 1914 plat; Name was given by Kenneth Hartman, Cass County School historian, Dowagiac; gone |
| CASS | Newburg Township | Dyer | 9 | 33 | Corner of M-60 & Robbins Lake Rd. | 1914 Atlas, J. M. Dyer adjoining property owner; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; Residence |
| CASS | Newburg Township | Bald Hill | 6 | 15 | Mann St., 1/4 mi. east of Patterson Hill Rd. | Mar. 1991 Marcellus news: Florence Stanard b. 1907, attended all 8 grades; Teacher - 1918 - Doris Streeter, Mary McKenzie, Harold Gebhardt, Leo East: burned down by arson in 1953; Contact - Kenneth Hartman; open in the early 40's |
| CASS | Newburg Township | Chapman | 4 | 18 | 15254 Quaker St., Vandalia | Residence; Closed in 1948; Contact - Kenneth Hartman; began in 1860 |
| CASS | Ontwa Township | Adamsville | 4 | 12 | . | First school taught by Ann Wood, 1829-30; school build in 1836, another in 1861 - Info. provided by Kenneth Hartman; Grange Hall; closed in 1920 |
| CASS | Ontwa Township | Redfield | 1 | 23 | 23495 Redfield Rd. | Teacher: Mae Streeter - 1918; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; 1885-1920; residence |
| CASS | Ontwa Township | . | 6 | 10 | . | D. Robins owner, year unknown; Dowagiac Herlad; D. Robinson shown in 1914 plat; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac |
| CASS | Ontwa Township | May | 3 | 15 | . | Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; began in 1865 |
| CASS | Ontwa Township | Bacon | 2 | 18 | West side of M-62 1/2 mi south of May St. | May have consolidated with Edwardsburg about 1920; Contact - Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac; Residence |
| CASS | Penn Township | Fish Lake | 9 | 1 | 16803 Dutch Settlement St., 1 mi. west of Wakelee | See 3/11/93 " 80 years Ago " - Marcellus news: " Teacher, Miss Louise Schlorf "; 1857-1952; residence; Teacher, Dorothy Lee (Schug). |
| CASS | Penn Township | Geneva | 1 | 29 | 60275 Decatur Rd. | Ed Lowe moved ?; Maxine ( Schmittendorff ) Knapp taught there 8/22/92 ; 3 teachers - 1 room?; See 1954 Directory; moved north 1/4 mile; closed in 1954; artist studio; Iola (Rice) Holtz, tacher; contact - Richard Leach, Cassopolis. |
| CASS | Penn Township | Penn | 7 | 16 | Corner of Oak & Prairie Sts. | Iola Rice taught there 1944; See 1954 Directory; Old books on Penn loaned by Sue Ellen ( Labadie ) Hemenway Jul - Aug 1993; 1870-1960; used for meetings; teacher, Dorothy Lee (Schug) 1954-1957; |
| CASS | Penn Township | Pleasant Hill | 8 | 4 | 56201 Gards Prairie Rd. | Fractional; Per Iola ( Rice ) Holz 8/22/92; Residence; Maxine (Schmidtendorff) Knapp taught there; Iola Rice - 1942; See 1954 Directory; closed in 1960 |
| CASS | Penn Township | Allegheny | 5 | 0 | Decatur Rd. at Allegheny St. | Fractional; moved back from road short distance from original location; Ed Lowe; 1875-1961; torn down; teacher, D. Aileen Dodge (died March 23, 1999) |
| CASS | Penn Township | White Temple | 3 | 14 | 58578 White Temple Rd. | Contact: Ken Hartman, 23977 Marcellus Highway, Dowagiac, MI; closed in 1959; residence |
| CASS | Penn Township | Vandalia | 4 | 0 | . | Old H.S. - not a one - room; Leona 6th gr. 1926; torn down |
| CASS | Penn Township | Dodge | 0 | 0 | . | . |
| CASS | Pokagon Township | Sumnerville | 6 | 32 | East side of Indian Lake Rd., south of Pokagon Hwy. | 1931-1965; artist studio |
| CASS | Pokagon Township | Peavine | 5 | 15 | Peavine St. near California Rd. | Teachers - Josephine Miller, Mrs. Strub, Miss Harley; closed in 1965; used as township offices |
| CASS | Pokagon Township | Champlain | 4 | 21 | Corner of Crystal Springs St. & Champlain Rd. | Teacher - Miss Phillips; closed in 1964; torn down |
| CASS | Pokagon Township | Dewey | 2 | 13 | South side of Dillman, 1/2 mi. west of Wilbur Hill Rd. | School closed 1954; torn down |
| CASS | Pokagon Township | Hampshire Street | 1 | 34 | SW corner of Hampshire St. & Pokagon Highway | Established in 1898; burned |
| CASS | Pokagon Township | Walnut Grove | 9 | 24 | Hampshire Street | School closed 1954; building moved to Indiana in 1990; fractional; began in 1872; Educational Board & Batten |
| CASS | Pokagon Township | Mayflower | 3 | 7 | Indian Lake Rd., 1/4 mi west of end of Peavine St. | Closed in 1960; residence |
| CASS | Pokagon Township | Pokagon | 8 | 33 | . | Contact: Thelma Vandenburg - 2900 Cleveland Ave., Apt. 3 309 St. Joseph, MI 49088-2367; closed in 1965; burned in 1974 |
| CASS | Porter Township | White | 4 | 18 | Corner of Birch Rd. & Cannaday St. | Contact: Kenneth Hartman; moved to Williamsville; 1856-1941; residence |
| CASS | Porter Township | Williamsville | 13 | 18 | SW corner of Main St. and South St. | Contact: Kenneth Hartman. Marcellus News, August 16, 1917 - William Byers, teacher at Williamsville; gone |
| CASS | Porter Township | Maple Grove | 1 | 8 | US-12 between Baldwin Prairie Rd. & Trout Rd. | Contact: Kenneth Hartman; may be in Mason Township; closed in 1954; residence |
| CASS | Porter Township | North Porter | 11 | 11 | Corner of Harvey St. & Wood Lake Rd. | Contact: Kenneth Hartman; closed in 1956; poor condition |
| CASS | Porter Township | Hebron | 3 | 25 | East side of Hebron Rd., 1/4 mi north of Teasdale Lake St. | Teacher - Miss Sutton; closed in 1959; torn down |
| CASS | Porter Township | King | 8 | 14 | Corner of River Rd. & Idelwild St. | Contact: Kenneth Hartman; began in 1860; residence |
| CASS | Porter Township | Union | 9 | 7 | Directly across from Marathan Station in Union | Contact: Kenneth Hartman; may be in Mason Township; fractional; closed in 1954; residence that burned down in 1980's or 1990's |
| CASS | Porter Township | Oak Grove | 2 | 2 | South of corner of US-12 & M-40 | May be in Mason Township; closed in 1952; residence |
| CASS | Porter Township | Glass | 0 | 0 | South & West of Jones - Hardy Rd. | Contact: Rev. Duane Jacobs, 52201 Pulver Rd., Three Rivers, MI |
| CASS | Porter Township | Baldwin Prairie | 1 | 0 | . | Fractional; opened in 1954; Elementary School |
| CASS | Porter Township | Chapel Hill | 12 | 5 | Corner of Chapel Hill St. & Baldwin Prairie Rd. | Contact: Kenneth Hartman; may be in Mason Township; Chapel Hill Missionary Church; 1850-1947 |
| CASS | Porter Township | Shavehead | 5 | 22 | 65321 Shavehead Lake St. | Iola Rice taught there 1962 (8/22/92); See 1954 Directory; See p. 355 + 899 ( vol 2 ) Decatur Scrapbook; closed in 1965; residence |
| CASS | Silver Creek | Bilderback | 4 | 34 | Hidden back of farm land on Middle Crossing Rd., near old Momany cemetery; 1/2 mi. south of Yaw St. on California Rd. | See California School |
| CASS | Silver Creek Township | California | 4 | 34 | Hidden back of farm land on Middle Crossing Rd., near old Momany cemetery | School closed 1954; also called Bilderback School |
| CASS | Silver Creek Township | Hinchman | 6 | 22 | Corner of Middle Crossing Rd & Burke St. | Indian Lake Area; extant 1994; teacher - Miss Andrews; closed in 1960's; residence |
| CASS | Silver Creek Township | Red Mill | 1 | 11 | Red Mill Rd., south of M-152 | 5/11/94 - Kay Mae Keller : Mary Lau Rice(423-8580) Oak Shores Resort - summer 86882 - CR 215 423-7370; See 1954 Directory; 1839-1959; burned |
| CASS | Silver Creek Township | Daly | 2 | 10 | Corner of Bakeman Rd. & Topash St. | Closed in 1960; apartments |
| CASS | Silver Creek Township | Indian Lake | 3 | 29 | Corner of School St. & Sink Rd. | 1933 - Leona Washburn taught music; teacher - Miss Taylor; fractional; 1865-1960; residence |
| CASS | Silver Creek Township | Silver Creek | 0 | 0 | 15 mi. south of Hartford | Sign: Silver Creek School, Church, Cemetery |
| CASS | Silver Creek Township | Cushing (Cushing Corners) | 8 | 19 | Corner of Indian Lake Rd. & Middle Crossing Rd. | Teacher - Mrs. Layman; Fractional; began in 1873; residence |
| CASS | Silver Creek Township | Cullinane (Culinane) | 5 | 5 | Corner of Dixson & Indian Lake Rd. | Torn down |
| CASS | Volinia Township | Crane | 3 | 18 | 21036 Fosdick St. | Residence. Per: Iola (Rice) Holz 8/22/92; No Bldg., when burned all records were burned. Hall: Bertha Bray, Flossie (Halverson) + Myrtle (Van Horn); Hall Farm 1/2 mi from school; closed in 1943; Mel Brown taught in 1940. Teacher - Eva Engle. |
| CASS | Volinia Township | Charleston | 0 | 0 | . | Miss Emily Hinshaw taught there. She died July 12, 1917 at age 80. From: Marcellus News July 19, 1917 |
| CASS | Volinia Township | Bond | 2 | 7 | 21779 Dewey Lake Street | one room, then two room; Sylvia (Baldwin) Mortimore; contact - Leona Washburn; Stanford Rice - teacher; fractional; closed in 1944; used for storage; Ezra Rutherford - teacher in 1919, Leona Haefner's first teacher. |
| CASS | Volinia Township | Briar Patch | 8 | 26 | 1 mile Between Dutch Settlement + McKenzie Roads | 1920- Iola (Rice) Holz Taught Briar Patch; Ray McKellar, Client - First contact; 1867-1937, first building burned in 1938; second building was built 1 mile west of Lawrence Rd. on McKenzie St.; Fractional; second building vacant and in poor condition, closed in 1948 |
| CASS | Volinia Township | Kirbey | 0 | 0 | . | . |
| CASS | Volinia Township | Huycktown | 1 | 11 | 51258 Lawrence Rd. | Owners: Don & Sue Holloway; 1840's-1954 |
| CASS | Volinia Township | East Volinia | 0 | 0 | . | Marcellus News, September 1918 - Hazel Ivens, John Moxley and John Jeffries, of East Volinia will attend school in Marcellus during 1918-19 school year. |
| CASS | Volinia Township | Volinia | 0 | 0 | . | Built in 1949 as a consolidated school. Owned by Michigan State; then Marcellus; Parath - Shannon boys family; school b-4 Marcellus; Maxine Schmidtendorff taught there the 1st yr. it opened; Built 1949 as a consolidated school; Bd: Harry Shannon, Willard Hartmen, Freeman Cross - 5 - 6 yrs.; bldg. used for Tri Co. Head Start prior to joining Marcellus system; Wilbur Shannon - 4 yrs. old in 19--? |
| CASS | Volinia Township | Nicholsville | 0 | 0 | Nicholsville | Marcellus News, June 28, 1917 - "Miss Alice Hathaway expected to teach the Nicholsville school next year." |
| CASS | Volinia Township | Thompson Corners | 7 | 13 | Corner Marcellus Highway +Lawrence Rd. | Maxine Schmidtendorff was on school board; ; Leona Washburn - Visiting Music teacher.; Black kids responded in Harmony; teacher - Mrs. Griner; closed in 1954; vacant |
| CASS | Volinia Township | Warner | 6 | 9 | Corner of Warne & Goodenough Rds. | 1852-1951; torn down |
| CASS | Volinia Township | Goodenough | 5 | 21 | 1/4 mi. so. of Volinia town hall - 2nd house; corner of Marcellus Hwy and Brown St. | Res. of Paul Fox - Marcellus phone; Joe purdy - teacher; Mildred Brown - student ( m. Harry Shannon ); Neva Kent - teacher ( d ); Mildred = 88 yrs, old - 1992, M. 1958; Per Shannons 9/3/92; 1860-1954 |
| CASS | Volinia Township | Newton Woods | 4 | 30 | About 200 ft. west of Decatur D. on s. side of Marcellus Highway | 1878 - Society of Dunkards; Town Hall now; 8 - paned windows on each side instead of usual three; Stanley Wm + Nell Bray attended; Stanley - 1896 ( 5 yrs. ); b. 12/6/1891 - Volinia Township; d. March 29, 1977, G.R.; closed in 1954; Mel Brown (Melgray@aol.com) attended school 1927-1934. |
| CASS | Wayne Township | West Wayne | 3 | 6 | M-51 north of Dowagiac, first corner past 5-Mile Corner | See North Wayne School. |
| CASS | Wayne Township | North Wayne | 3 | 6 | M-51 north of Dowagiac, first corner past 5-Mile Corner | 1933 Leona taught music; lined across from Burt school; also known as West Wayne School; fractional; currently used by the North REd Hill 4-H Club |
| CASS | Wayne Township | Ellis | 0 | 15 | South West corner of Fosdick and Glenwood Rd. | Contact: Kenneth Hartman. Also known as Brown school. |
| CASS | Wayne Township | Brown | 0 | 15 | . | Contact: Kenneth Hartman. Also known as Ellis School; 1861-1909; burned |
| CASS | Wayne Township | White | 7 | 27 | Glenwood Rd. & Flanders St. | Built 1885; closed 1959; public use; storage for Antique shop; Michigan Historical Site #L1735 |
| CASS | Wayne Township | Higgins | 0 | 24 | . | Contact: Kenneth Hartman |
| CASS | Wayne Township | Gage | 4 | 20 | 26710 Gage St. ( At Atwood Road ) | Est. 1844 as Post Office, Stagecoach Stop & Tavern; across street from Wayne Township Hall in 1905; closed in 1958; adult foster care |
| CASS | Wayne Township | Adventist | 11 | 0 | Corner of Glenwood Rd. & Dewey Lake Street | No longer standing. |
| CASS | Wayne Township | Dutch | 9 | 3 | Marcellus Hwy, 100 yards east of Colby St. | School closed 1954; began in 1840s; torn down; also known as Chiverton school |
| CASS | Wayne Township | Chiverton | 9 | 3 | Marcellus Hwy, 100 yards east of Colby St. | See Dutch School. |
| CASS | Wayne Township | Hardscrabble | 8 | 33 | Twin Lake Rd., 1/2 mi north of Dutch Settlement Rd. | School closed 1954; fractional; torn down |
| CASS | Wayne Township | Red | 6 | 13 | O'Keefe Rd., n of Marcellus Highway, 1 1/2 mi. n on left | See " Scrapbook" History Hamilton Township 224, 246, 751, 1947; Also Old Red School - Keeler - Terr. Rd; also called Kirkwood School; 1850-1950; torn down; Teacher - Emma Jean (Ramey) Stambek (1958-1959) |
| CASS | Wayne Township | Kirkwood | 6 | 13 | O'Keefe Rd., n of Marcellus Highway, 1 1/2 mi. n on left | See Red School |
| CASS | Wayne Township | Glenwood | 2 | 11 | 1/2 mi. so of Glenwood on O'Keefe Rd, off Dewey Lake Rd. | Contact: Kay MacKellard, 35338 92nd Ave., Lawton, MI; burned in 1950 |