PUTNAM & VAN WERT COUNTIES

THERE ARE 27 OF THE OLD ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSES ON THIS SITE. ORIGINALLY THERE WERE AROUND 300 OF THESE SCHOOLS IN THESE COUNTIES DURING THE ERA OF THEIR PRIMARY USAGE FROM THE 1860s-1930s.

Over the past 15 years I have researched, to my personal limit, in numerous various sources, such as libraries, courthouses, historical societies, and such, to locate as many as possible, of the remaining old one room schoolhouses left in both Putnam, and Van Wert County, Ohio. I have also driven hundreds of miles around almost ever road in the county to search for visible remains. This has taken hundred of man hours to obtain this information, and I have definitely tried to assure all information is accurate as possible. 

TO MAKE SURE IT TRULY WAS A ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE AT ONE TIME IN THE PAST, BEFORE ANY OF THE SCHOOLS WERE PLACED ON THIS SITE, I VERIFIED THE ACCURACY OF THE LOCATION THROUGH A DUPLICATE VERIFICATION PROCESS.  EVERYTHING THAT IS POSTED IS TRULY WHAT CONSISTS OF ALMOST ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SCHOOL HOUSE.

SCHOOL #5/VAN WERT COUNTY - YORK TWSP./VENEDOCIA, OHIO

SCHOOL #6/VAN WERT COUNTY - WILLSHIRE TWSP./GLENMORE, OHIO

SCHOOL #9/VAN WERT COUNTY - RIDGE TWSP./VAN WERT, OHIO

SCHOOL/VAN WERT COUNTY - RIDGE TWSP./VAN WERT, OHIO

SCHOOL #4/VAN WERT COUNTY - PLEASANT TWSP./VAN WERT, OHIO

SCHOOL #5/VAN WERT COUNTY - LIBERTY TWSP./OHIO CITY, OHIO

SCHOOL/VAN WERT COUNTY - JENNINGS TWSP./VENEDOCIA, OHIO

SCHOOL #3/VAN WERT COUNTY - JENNINGS TWSP./VENEDOCIA, OHIO

SCHOOL #1/VAN WERT COUNTY - JENNINGS TWSP./VENEDOCIA, OHIO

SCHOOL #9/VAN WERT COUNTY - HOAGLIN TWSP./GROVER HILL, OHIO

SCHOOL # 8/VAN WERT COUNTY - HOAGLIN TWSP./VAN WERT, OHIO

SCHOOL #6/VAN WERT COUNTY - HOAGLIN TWSP./VAN WERT, OHIO

SCHOOL #1/VAN WERT COUNTY - HOAGLIN TWSP./VAN WERT, OHIO   *

SCHOOL/PUTNAM COUNTY - VAN BUREN TWSP./LEIPSIC, OHIO   *

SCHOOL/PUTNAM COUNTY - VAN BUREN TWSP./LEIPSIC, OHIO   *

SCHOOL/PUTNAM COUNTY - VAN BUREN TWSP./LEIPSIC, OHIO   *

SCHOOL #3/PUTNAM COUNTY - UNION TWSP./KALIDA, OHIO   *

SCHOOL #8/PUTNAM COUNTY - SUGAR CREEK TWSP./COLUMBUS GROVE, OHIO

SCHOOL/PUTNAM COUNTY - SUGAR CREEK TWSP./KALIDA, OHIO   *

SCHOOL #9/PUTNAM COUNTY - RILEY TWSP./PANDORA, OHIO

BRIDENBAUGH SCHOOL #3/PUTNAM COUNTY - RILEY TWSP./PANDORA, OHIO

SCHOOL/PUTNAM COUNTY - PLEASANT TWSP./COLUMBUS GROVE, OHIO

SCHOOL/PUTNAM COUNTY - PLEASANT TWSP./COLUMBUS GROVE, OHIO

SCHOOL/PUTNAM COUNTY - MONTEREY TWSP./OTTOVILLE, OHIO   *

SCHOOL/PUTNAM COUNTY - MONTEREY TWSP./OTTOVILLE, OHIO

SCHOOL/PUTNAM COUNTY - LIBERTY TWSP./LEIPSIC, OHIO

SCHOOL/PUTNAM COUNTY - BLANCHARD TWSP./LEIPSIC, OHIO

( Still adding links)

* (Unlikely to have survived - no longer at this location)

( Date at the bottom left hand corner is when schoolhouse was photographed)

PHOTOGRAPHER-WAYNE CHATFIELD wynpatriot953@aol.com

IN ORDER TO SEE ALL THE SCHOOLS, AFTER SCROLLING ALL THE WAY DOWN, BE SURE TO CLICK ON THE OLDER POSTS BOX AT THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER. IN ORDER TO ENLARGE THE PHOTOGRAPH FOR BETTER VIEWING ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CLICK ON THE PICTURE.

I VALUE ANY INPUT TO PLACE ALONG WITH THESE SCHOOLS, IF ANYONE HAS ANY PICTURES OR INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT ME SO I COULD ADD IT TO THIS BLOG

UPDATED 12/2024