School Consolidation —Douglas County

Volume 32, Number 4 - Summer 1993

School Consolidation —Douglas County
by Linda Myers-Phinney

School consolidation was a painful transition for dozens of Ozarks rural districts. The process in the Missouri Ozarks generally took place from the 1930s through the 1950s. The district records were often scattered into private hands, but much remains with county clerks in the county seats; additional records reside in the archives of public schools formed or enlarged by consolidation. These records continue to have a critical function for thousands of persons who were not born in a hospital and currently need age verification to collect social security, veteran’s and insurance benefits. Local historians and genealogists locate important family information in the district files.

The following list maintained by the County Clerk in Ava is a qood historic reference delineating this great social event in Douglas County.

Dist. no.	School	Consolidated with	County
1	Pine Flat	Cabool R-4	Texas
2	Lone Star	Cabool R-4	Texas
3	Shady Grove	Cabool R-4	Texas
4	Pleasant Valley	Mtn. Grov. R-3	Wright
5	Oak Grove	Clifty Hall 37	Douglas
6	Glenn Dale	Mtn. Grov. R-3	Wright
7	Oak Forest	Norwood R-l	Wright
8	Hickory Flat	Norwood R-l	Wright
9	Endeaver	Mansfield R-4	Wright
10	Roy	Mansfield R-4	Wright
11	Hicks	Mansfield R-4	Wright
12	Flint Point	Ava R-l	Douglas
13	Mtn. Side	Ava R-l	Douglas
14	Skylight	Ava R-l	Douglas
15	Granada	Ava R-l	Douglas
16	Beaver	Ava R-l	Douglas
17	West Dogwood	Ava R-l	Douglas
18	Wagner	Ava R-l	Douglas
19	Pleasant Hope	Ava R-l	Douglas
20	Hall (ONGO)	Ava R-l	Douglas
21	West Fairview	Ava R-l	Douglas Fairview
22	Pleasant Green	Ava R-l	Douglas
23	Cross Roads	Ava R-l	Douglas
24	Gentry	Ava R-l	Douglas
25	Casto	Ava R-l	Douglas
26	Oak Grove	Ava R-1	Douglas
27	Rock House	Ava R-l	Douglas
28	Huffman	Mansfield R-4	Wright
29	Peavine	Skyline R-2	Douglas
30	Shiloh	Mansfield R-4	Wright
31	Mt. Nebo	Mansfield R-4	Wright
32	St. James	Skyline R-2	Douglas
33	Coldsprings	Skyline R-2	Douglas
34	Stony Point	Skyline R-2	Douglas
35	Denlow	Skyline R-2	Douglas
36	Mint Springs	Mtn. Grov. R-3	Wright
37	Clifty Hall	Enlarged 37	Douglas
38	Holt	Cabool R-4	Texas
39	Johnson	Cabool R-4	Texas
40	Fern Glen	Liberty Grove C-9	Howell
41	East Flat Rock	Willow Spgs. R-4	Howell
43	Coble	Cabool R-4	Texas
44	Vanzant	Clifty Hall 37	Douglas
45	Stony Point	Clifty Hall 37	Douglas
46	East Fairview	Skyline R-2 Mtn. Grove R-3	Douglas Wright
47	Champion	Skyline R-2	Douglas
48	Banner	Skyline R-2	Douglas
49	Brushy Knob	Skyline R-2	Douglas
50	Black Oak Flat	Skyline R-2	Douglas
51	Pine Park	Skyline R-2	Douglas
52	Hunter	Ava R-l	Douglas
53	Ava	C-l	Douglas
54	Lakey	Ava R-l	Douglas
55	Nubbin Ridge	Ava R-l	Douglas
56	Arno	AvaR-l	Douglas
57	West Flat Rock	Ava R-l	Douglas
58	Breeden	Ava R-l	Douglas
59	High Lonesome	Chadwick R-l	Christian

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60	Mound	Chadwick R-1	Christian
61	White Oak	Ava R-l	Douglas
62	Good Hope	Plainview R-8	Douglas
63	Mt. Tabor	Ava R-l	Douglas
64	Black Oak	Ava R-l	Douglas
65	West Liberty	Ava R-1	Douglas
66	Whites Creek	Ava R-1	Douglas
67	Star	Ava R-l	Douglas
68	Elliot	Ava R-l	Douglas
69	Vera Cruz	Skyline R-2	Douglas
70	East Dogwood	Skyline R-2	Douglas
71	Fielden	Skyline R-2	Douglas
72	Bakersfield	Skyline Mtn. Grove	Douglas Wright
73	Buckhart	Mtn. Grove	Wright
74	Victory	Clifty Hall & Dora	Douglas Ozark
75	Willow Springs	Dora R-3	Ozark
76	Round Valley	Willow Springs R-4	Howell
77	Round Top	Willow Springs	Howell
78	Little Zion	Willow Springs R-4	Howell
79	Pleasant Mount	Dora R-3	Ozark
80	White Oak Grove	Dora R-3	Ozark
81	Hickory Flat	Ava R-l	Douglas
82	Bertha	Ava R-l	Douglas
83	Diamond	E. Dogwood 70	Douglas
84	Wild Rose(Loftin)	Ava R-l	Douglas
85	Excelsior	Ava R-l	Douglas
86	Kolb	Ava R-l	Douglas
87	Robertson	Ava R-l	Douglas
88	Silver Shade	Ava R-l	Douglas
89	Freeport	Plainview R-8	Douglas
90	Patterson	Plainview R-8	Douglas
91	Boiling Springs	Plainview R-8	Douglas
92	Victory(West)	Plainview R-8	Douglas
93	Homestead	Plainview R-8	Douglas
94	Sandy	Plainview R-8	Douglas
95	Lone Star	Ava R-9	Douglas
96	Walnut Grove	Ava R-9	Douglas
97	Fry(Liberty)	Ava R-9	Douglas
98	Pleasant Hill	Ava R-l	Douglas
99	Anchor	Ava R-l	Douglas
100	Huckleberry	Ava R-l	Douglas
101	Pine Flat	Ava R-l	Douglas
102	Turkey Flat	Ava R-l Gainesville R-l	Douglas Ozark
103	Pole Pen	Ava R-l	Douglas
104	Black Jack	Dora R-3	Ozark
105	Bethany	Dora R-3	Ozark
106	Pine Ridge	Dora R-3	Ozark
107	Big Springs	Dora R-3	Ozark
108	Arden	Ava R-l	Douglas
109	New Hope	Cabool R-4	Texas
110	Green Valley	Plainview R-8	Douglas
111	New Arlyn	Cabool R-4	Texas
R-9	Walnut Grove	Ava R-l	Douglas

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