Local History

Oshtemo Township

Balch School

District No. 2 Fractional – Section 36, northeast of the intersection of N Avenue and 11th Street.

Buckhout School

District No. 5 – Section 6, northwest corner of 2nd Street and H Avenue.

Chamberlin School / Hurd School

District No. 3 – Section 14, south side of West Main, midway between 9th and 10th streets. Later relocated on the north side of West Main, across from 8th Street.

Coleman School

District No. 9 – Section 21, east side of 4th Street between L and KL Avenues.

Findley School

District No. 13 – Section 23, north side of KL Avenue between 8th and 9th streets.

Garrison School

District No. 3 Fractional – Section 5, southwest corner of G Avenue and 3rd Street.

Liberty School

District No. 4 Fractional – Section 3, southeast corner of G Avenue and 7th Street.

Miller Station School

Location: District #14 – Section 28, originally on the north side of West ML Avenue, west of South 6th Street. Moved across the road in 1904 to the southwest corner…

Potter School

Location: District #7 – Section 3, north side of H Avenue between 6th and 9th Streets. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History Room Teachers 1922 Mary E.…

School District #10

Location: Section 35, south side of Stadium Drive, 800 feet west of 9th Street. Existing brick school building (District No. 10) was built in 1870. It replaced an earlier frame…

Slack School

Location: District #8 Fractional – Section 19, northeast corner of KL Avenue and Almena Road. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History Room Photo by Sarah Hultmark, c.…