- According to the 1873 atlas for Rock County, there were eight
rural schools in Avon Township.
- In 1917, there were also eight rural schools in the township.
It appears that the one school building (#7
- below) was moved (or perhaps a new building was erected),
placing it in Section 29, east of Hopkins Road, instead of it's
1873 location in Section 30, west of Hopkins Road.
- I have been informed one of the schools was called Avon Center.
- The location and current status of these school buildings
is given below (using the modern road names).
- The numbers given to each school are mine and not district
numbers. The 1917 map of Avon Township is not online, but you
can view an 1873
map and a current
map with the 1873 schools shown..
|
School
|
Location
|
Maps
|
Today
|
| name
unknown #1 |
Sect. 1 - Fossum
Rd. - between N. Townline & Sabin roads |
1873;
1917 |
private
residence |
| name
unknown #2 |
Sect. 8 - Hwy.
81 - just west of Avon Store Rd. |
1873;
1917 |
building
gone |
| name
unknown #3 |
Sect. 13 -
Hwy. 81 - just east of Cox Rd. |
1873;
1917 |
usage
unknown |
| name
unknown #4 |
Sect. 17 -
Beloit-Newark Rd. - north of Badger St., Avon village |
1873;
1917 |
? |
| name
unknown #5 |
Sect. 22 -
Beloit-Newark & Nelson Rds. - SE corner of intersection |
1873;
1917 |
private
residence |
| name
unknown #6 |
Sect. 26 -
Brandherm Rd. - south of W. Carrol Rd. |
1873;
1917 |
private
residence |
| name unknown
#7 |
Sect. 29 -
Douglas Rd. - just east of Hopkins Rd. |
1917 |
? |
| Sect. 30 -
Douglas Rd. - just west of Hopkins Rd. |
1873 |
building
gone |
| name
unknown #8 |
Sect. 34 -
S. Nelson Rd. - just north of Stateline Rd. |
1873;
1917 |
building
gone |
