Schools in Murray County Oklahoma

School House	Pictures	Schools of Murray County Oklahoma
Iona	Palmer	There were many small, one room school houses dotting the prairie and mountain communities of Murray County at the turn of the century. In 1908, there were 30 districts. By 1936, there were at least 23 school districts in the county. Many of the wooden structures are no longer in existence. Some of the brick and stone buildings are now in use by farmers and ranchers as hay and equipment barns. This list is by no means all inclusive and we will be adding to the list as we learn of the schools.	Colbert School - 1999 This is the condition of most Murray County Schools that still exists today. They are used either as a tool shed or hay barns. This old school is located in Sec. 11, T 1S, R 1E; or 3 miles west and 1 mile south of Davis. SCHOOL DISTRICT MAP
Davis	Oak Grove
Hickory	Rocky Point
Rock Creek	Scullin
Drake	Sulphur Jr High School Sulphur High School
Fletcher	Nebo
Big Canyon	Sunshine
Red Oak	Crusher
Dougherty	Koller
Moss	Sorghum Flat
Colbert	Woodland
Carr Chapel	Joy
Fairview Chigley Chickasaw Hills Hoover Goose Nest	Prices Chapel Old Mountain School Howard Buckhorn Valley View

What ever happened to the old school buildings?

I just recently was given some information collected by Oscar Huffines
when he was County School Superintendent a good many years ago.
For instance, following is a listing of his as to what happened to most
of the school buildings in Murray County:

DISTRICT OWNER AS OF 11/20/75
#2 Palmer F. M. Jones -- used as hay barn
#6 Oak Grove Community Center
#7 Chigley Church & community center
#12 Price's Chapel On Healey Ranch
#13 Gilsonite Bought by Houston Russell & made into home at
W. 18th & Vinita
Teacherage made into home at 620 W. 13th

#14 Buckhorn Haybarn on Oscar Lowrance farm
#16 Drake Dairybarn on Grady Fox farm
#17 Nebo Used by Church of Christ
#18 Arbuckle Bud Gregory home north of Sulphur
#22 Carr Chapel Home 1 block north of Davis News & north of
Adventist Church
#23 Valley View Home owned by George Lee
#24 Rock Creek Custodian's home on Dougherty school grounds
#25 Colbert Barn on Wilson farm
#28 Red Oak Dwelling at 1220 W. Broadway
#29 Koller Home of G. W. Cannon
#30 Moss Home in Dougherty (destroyed by fire)

Submitted by Roland Earsom, January, 2002

Schools of Murray County
We are trying to get photos of the old, now closed schools of Murray County. We also will post pictures of the schools as they appear today, if still in existence.
Palmer School
	This photo is the Palmer School as it appears today. It is located 3 miles north and 1/2 mile east of Sulphur off U.S. Highway 177. It is located on the Pete Jones farm.
Nebo School
	Nebo School as it appears today. Located in the Nebo community about 8 miles south of Sulphur and 1/4 mile west
Dougherty School
Gymnasium Building Plaque on front of Gym	Dougherty School as it appears today. The school is located on the north side of town
Drake School
	Drake School as it appears today. The school is located about 6 miles south of Sulphur, west 1 mile and south 1/2 mile.

	Plaque on side of the old Dougherty School reads: School Board John H. Samples Lee Howell Jim Gardenshire
	Plaque on the front of the old Dougherty School reads: Monnot & Reid Architects 1924 Harvey Allred Contractor
		JOY SCHOOL The community of Joy is located on U.S. Highway 77 between Davis and Wynnewood. The school is still in use.
	JOY SCHOOL Gymnasium The school is now used for the early ed. classes as head start and kindergarten
		Oak Grove School has had many renovations and is now the community Center
Unknown school	Unknown School
	Colbert School & Class of 1918