At one time Rains County had over 30 rural schools. Many of them existed until the 1960s when all the schools in the county were consolidated into the one independent school district that exists today. Information about the schools and teachers has been gleaned from old issues of the Rains County LEADER. If the information was obtained from a photograph submitted to the "Looking Back..." section, the name of the submitter is included in parenthesis.
Many photos that have been used, were lost when I took over the site........if you have copies or know where they can be located, PLEASE let me know............thank you.
Teachers registered in Rains County, Texas(pictures)
Map of Rural Schools picture unavailable due to Rootsweb being off-line since November, 2017.
History of Rains County Schools (outline)
New Holmes School Plat --- map
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(also called Sweet Home) |
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(later called Harmony) |
(see New Holmes) |
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Rains Co. Leader April 23, 1909 Miss Jessie Adams, teacher of Union Ridge school, was among friends at Pilgrim Rest Sunday. The Rains County Leader April 23, 1909 The school at Union Ridge will close next Friday. They contemplate having a big stew. |
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