COKE HAS HAD 30 SCHOOL DISTRICTS - Coke County, TX

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COKE HAS HAD 30 SCHOOL DISTRICTS

From The Bronte Enterprise issued Sept. 3,1964

Below is a list of the 30 schools which have existed in Coke County.
The number is the one assigned to the school and bits of information
follows the name, when available.  This list was compiled by
Mrs. Jessie Yarbrough.

1.  Live Oak-l898, also l902-03; (known as Powell in 1926-27).

2.  Rock  Springs-1898,  became  part  of  Ft. Chadbourne.

3.  Mineral Springs-Hayrick (1900-01); also known as Indian Creek.

4.  Oso-Bronte - (Indian Creek). Bronte became Independent District in 1907.   
    Indian Creek is listed as No. 3 on some records.

5.  Sanco-Horse Mt. and Meadow Mt. were part of Sanco.

6.  Conner-Silver, Silver Peak.
 
7.  Lometa-Between Robert Lee and Tennyson, now used as community center.

8.  Paint Creek-Edith was old Paint Creek school near Alf Key residence
    
9.  Pecan.
    
10. Hayrick-Robert Lee; became independent district and No. 10 assigned 
    to Hayrick, which was its number when consolidated with Bronte
    
11. Union.
    
12. Cow Creek-Cow Creek, Indian Creek, Mineral Springs; called “Cow 
    Creek Consolidated” at the time it was grouped with Bronte.
    
13. Olga.
    
14. Juniper.
    
15. Mt. Margaret-Mule Creek (1900)
    
16. Valley View – (1901) consolidated with Robert Lee.
    
17. Simpson

18. Tennyson-County Line; some records refer to this district as 
    County Line District, part in another county.
    
19. Graham Valley-District now in Robert lee.
    
20. Robert lee
   
21. Wild Cat.
    
22. Friendship.
    
23. Cedar hill-abolished in 1913 and put into Sand Springs
    
24. Sand Springs-old school was up in Silver area.
    
25. Walnut-over toward Water Valley in Mims community.
    
26. Kates Creek-on upper divide toward Sterling.
    
27. Green Mountain-Pecan, Edith and Green Mountain were consolidated
    and kept Green Mountain name.
    
28. Silver peak.
    
29. Mays-consolidated with Bronte August 20, 1948.
    
30. Paint Creek-later school by M. B. Sheppard.
    
Two other schools which evidently were assigned no numbers were
New Hope and Chapman (on divide).

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