Schools in Fulton County
(Past and Present)

 

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History and Reminiscences of School Work in Canton, Illinois by Mary J. F. Law of Canton

List of Teachers who were members of the Central Illinois Teachers' Association in 1888

Excerpt about the history of Fairview Township's Schools

Fulton County Soft Ball Champions: 1945

Fulton Co. Basketball Tournament:  1957

Lewistown H. School Football Team: 1918

Lewistown High School Orchestra: 1917

 

Fulton County Teachers' Institute July 27-31, 1908
Held at Lewistown's First High School Building
submitted by Donald Parkinson

 

School

General Location
Antioch School SE corner of Sec 2 of Lewistown Twp.
Astoria Elementary/Jr. High School Astoria
Astoria Community High School Astoria
Avon Primary School Avon
Avon Senior High School Avon
Babylon School (historical) Sec 14 of Lee Twp.
Bailey School (historical) Western edge of Sec 8 of Vermont Twp. half-way between Table Grove & Vermont
Baldwin School (historical) Lewistown
Banner School (historical) AKA Utica School--in the village of Banner; closed 1974
Barnes School (historical) Northern edge of Sec 5 of Harris Twp., on border of Lee Twp.
Baughman School (historical) Western edge of Sec 16 of Cass Twp., north of Smithfield
Beaty School (historical) Northern edge of Woodland Twp. in Sec. 2.; closed 1949
Bernadotte School Village of Bernadotte
Bethel School (historical) North of Little America; Sec. 15 of Liverpool Twp; closed 1951
Birds Corners School Southern edge of Sec 3 in Orion Twp., north of Breeds, Cty Hwy. 28
Bishop School North of Lewistown, just west of Connor Cem., Sec 28 of Putman Twp.
Blackaby School East of Cuba, north of Blackaby-Saunders Cem., NW corner of Sec 24 of Putman Twp.
Bordner School NW corner of Sec 36 of Lewistown Twp., SE of Lewistown
Branson School (historical) Sec 11 of Pleasant Twp.; east of Ipava
Breeds School (historical) In the village of Breeds
Brick Fiatt School (historical) SW of Fiatt Cem., Sec 31 of Joshua Twp.
Brock School (historical) East of Smithfield & south of Baughman Cem., Sec 28 of Cass Twp., closed 1876
Brokaw School (historical) South of Fairview, center of Sec. 5 in Joshua Twp.
Brown School  
Bryant School (historical) In the town of Bryant
Buckeye School (historical)  
Buckheart School (historical) Sec. 10 of Buckheart Twp.; south of Canton
Buckwheat School  
Burhans School southeast corner of Sec. 7 of Banner Twp.
Calvary Baptist School Canton
Canton High School Canton
Central Elementary School Canton
Chapman School (historical) It used to be located on East Fort St. in Farmington.
Checkrow School (formerly known as Hawn)  
Clair School Middle Grove
Clark School  
Clayburg School (historical)  
Cooper School Woodland Twp, near the center of Sec. 22 east of Astoria
Cottonwood School (historical)  
Council Corner School (historical)  
Covenant Community Fellowship School Canton
Cox School Vermont
Craig School (historical) near Canton
Cuba Elementary School Cuba
Cuba Senior High School Cuba
Curtis School (historical) Canton
Dickson School (historical)  
Douglas School near Canton Lake
Duffield School  
Duncan Mills School Duncan Mills
Dunfermline School Dunfermline
East Primary School Lewistown
East Waterford School (historical) On the grounds of the Dickson Mounds Museum
Eastview Elementary School Canton
Elliot School (historical)  
Ellisville Grade School Ellisville
Elm Tree School 1 mi. n. of Maples Mills; NE corner of Sec. 10, Liverpool Twp.
Elrod School  
Enterprise School  
Etnire(?) School  
Eureka School (historical)  
Ewan School (historical)  
Fairview Community School Fairview
Farmington High School Farmington
Farmington Ward School Farmington; later called Harris School.
Farr School (historical)  
Felkel School Two or three miles south of Lewistown on Hwy 24.
Fiatt Grade School Fiatt
Fiatt Scott School (historical) Fiatt
Fish School (historical)  
Five Five School (historical)  
Flake School (historical)  
Ford School (historical)  
Foutch School  
Fox Ridge School  
Franklin School  
Fred School  
Freeman School Vermont Township; located in Ipava now.
Good Hope School  
Graham School  
Green Valley School (historical)  
Gross School (historical)  
Haines School  
Harris Elementary School It sits on W. Fort St. in Farmington, just north of the cemetery. It was first called Ward School.
Harris School (historical)  
Hatch School (historical)  
Hawn School (historical)  
Hawthorne School (historical) Farmers Twp; Sec 26; 3 1/2 miles ENE of Table Grove
Hazel Green School  
Hazel Ridge School (historical)  
Henderson School (historical) intersection of Sinnett Chapel Rd. & Muskrat Road
Hickory Grove School (historical)  
Hickory School Eastern edge of Sec 7 in Kerton Twp, next to Hickory Cem., north of Marbletown
Hipple School (historical)  
Howard School (historical)  
Howerter  
Hulick School Lewistown
Hulit School (historical) Canton
Hull School  
Hulvey School  
Hyatt School (historical)  
Ingersoll Junior High School Canton
Ingersoll School (historical) Canton; Birch Street between 8th & 9th Ave. 
Ipava High School Ipava
Isaac Swan School (historical) Canton
John Dean School (historical) Canton
Jones School  
Jones School (historical) Fiatt
Kellogg School (historical) Canton
Kerton Valley School  
King's Hill School northeast corner of Sec. 1 of Banner Twp.
Kost School (historical)  
Lacey School  
Langellier School  
Lee School (historical)  
Lewistown Elementary School Lewistown
Lewistown High School Lewistown
Liberty School  
Lincoln Elementary School  
Little Brick School  
Little Sister School near Saint David
Liverpool School (historical)  
Locust Grove School  
London Mills School (historical)  
Lone Elm School (historical)  
Lookout School (historical)  
Macedonia School (historical)  
Maple School Canton
Marbletown School Marbletown
Marietta Grade School  
Marion School  
Markley School (historical) Fairview
McCall Developmental School Canton
McClung School  
McCutcheon School (historical)  
McNally Grade School Lewistown
Medley School  
Middle Grove School (historical)  
Midway School (historical)  
Monterey School (historical) East edge of Monterey; Sec. 4 of Banner Twp.; church is there now
Moore School (historical)  
Morning Star School (historical)  
Morton School  
Mound School (historical) Canton Twp; NE corner of Sec. 9 on Co. Hwy 21 SW of Norris
Mount Joy School (historical)  
Mount Pleasant School Liverpool Twp. Section 20
Mount Pleasant-Johnson School (historical) Deerfield Twp., Section 7
Nailrod School  
New Gilchrist School (historical)  
New Hope School Lewistown Township, east of Lewistown
New Horizon School  
New Liberty School (historical)  
Norris Grade School (historical) Norris
Oak Grove School  
Oak Mound School (historical)  
Oak Ridge School  
Oakland School  
Oldtown School (historical)  
Orion School  
Otto School Isabel Twp., Ipava, Illinois, R.R. #1
Painter School Near Lewistown
Pisgah School (historical)  
Pleasant Dale School  
Pleasant Hill School (historical)  
Pleasant Ridge School  
Pleasant Valley School (historical)  
Pleasant View School (historical) Fiatt
Pleasantdale School (historical)  
Point Pleasant School (historical)  
Prichard School  
Randolph School (historical)  
Red School 1 1/2 mi. north of Breeds
Red Brick School  
Reese School  
Retreat School (historical)  
Roberts School (historical) Fiatt
Rohrer School (historical) Canton
Rosedale School (historical) Fairview
Ross School (historical)  
Saint David Elementary School Saint David
Saint Mary's School Canton
Salem School Liverpool-Buckheart Township line
Schleich School (historical)  
School Number 16 / "16" (historical) Two miles south of Summum
Science Hill School  
Sevia School (historical) Unknown
Seville School (historical)  
Shad Hill School (historical) Farmington West
Shinn School Unknown
Shoofly School (historical)  
Shriber School (historical)  
Smith School (historical) Farmington West
Smithfield School (historical) Smithfield
Speedwell School (historical)  
Spoon River Junior College Canton
Spoon River Valley Senior High School  
Springtown School (historical)  
Stevenson School  
Sugar Grove School  
Summum School (historical) Summum
Sunbeam School (historical)  
Sunnyside School (historical) Fairview
Sweeney School (historical)  
Table Grove School (historical) Table Grove
Tatum School (historical)  
Troy School (historical)  
Union Center School (historical)  
Valley Senior High School Fairview
V I T Junior-Senior High School Vermont
Vermont School (historical) Vermont
Victor School (historical) northeast corner of Sec. 29 of Banner Twp.
Victory School (historical) Deerfield Twp on the line separating Sec. 28 & 33; 1 mi. south of Blyton near Midway
Virgil School (historical)  
Walnut School (historical) 2 1/2 mi. south of Banner; up the hill from Walnut Cem. had 3 different locations
Washington School  
Washington School (historical)  
Waterford School Waterford Township; stood on the top of the hill north & across the road from the Waterford cemetery but west and up the hill from the Waterford church.
Watson School  
West Matanzas School (historical)  
West Waterford School (historical) Waterford Township; 1 1/4 miles northwest of the Waterford School.
Westview Elementary School  
Whealdon School  
Whiteoak Grove School (historical) Northeast of Smithfield
Wild Goose School (historical)  
Wilcoxen School Liverpool-Buckheart Twp. line; 1st bldg. (wooden frame) moved down the road in 1914 & converted into a home. 2nd bldg. (brick) burned down before 1923; place later became site of the Salem School in 1923.
Wiley School (historical) Southeast of Ellisville near Rt. 9
Williams School (historical) Harris Twp; section 5; 2 miles northeast of Marietta
Wolf School  
Wright School (historical) Canton

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