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Monroe County African American Schools

Courtesy Barren’s Black Roots, Volume 3, Michelle Gorin Burris, Gorin Genealogical Publishing (c) May 1993.

Although the quality of these pictures are poor we felt that even a glimpse of these schools was better than none at all.

 Tooley’s Ridge School

 

Discontinued in the year 1936. This school was located on the ridge between Meshack Creek and the Tompkinsville-Centerpoint highway,  No homes are now located in this area.

 Forkton School

School was discontinued about 1940. It was located in the Forkton community, building later torn down by the County School Board and moved to a section of the county northwest of Rock Birdge, later known as the Bowman School.

Fountain Run School

Erected in 1913 at the edge of Fountain Run, enrollment in its last year was 23. Mrs. C. H. Crawford was the teacher.

Bethlehem School

Bethlehem: Erected in 1928, discontinued in 1940.