Springdale School was the first school house built as early as 1878 at Gholson Creek, TX, about thirteen miles southwest of Hamilton. It was located on Gholson Creek between Pecan Wells and Shive. In 1886 Eld. Albert Perry Koen bought a farm, later to be know as the " Old Koen Place" in the Springdale Community.

In 1880 the teacher at Springdale School Community No. 34, Gholson Creek, was T. A. Putnam while trustees were G. E. Fletcher, J. B. Roddy, and H. Douglas. T. A. Putnam held a 1st Grade Certificate and was employed to teach a "Public Free School for a term of three months at ten cents per day for pupils of scholastic age until the amount reaches $25.00." School started on March 22 and lasted until June 1.