The Dovel School was located in Rinaca's Corner north of Elkton near the Page County line. The Dovel School was a one-room frame building built in 1879. This building served as the community school until 1924 when it was replaced by another one-room frame building built with materials supplied by the county at a cost of $1200. The building was built by local residents with J. A. Rinaca as the foreman. The Dovel School was closed in 1940.

Teachers known to have taught at the Dovel School:

1879-80 C. F. Rinaca
1881-82 Mary J. Dovel
1882-83 C. F. Rinaca
1884-85 John Frazier
1885-86 C. F. Rinaca
1886-87 Sallie J. Lamb
1887-88 Sallie J. Lambe
1888-92 (four sessions) Minnie Harris
1892-96 (four sessions) Kittie Condor (Dovel)
1896-1900 (four sessions) Stella W. Cook
1900-01 Janie E. Kirtley
1901-02 Lena Dovel
1902-03 Mary J. Schuler
1903-04 Lena Dovel
1904-06 M. A. Ashby
1906-08 (two sessions) Lena Dovel
1908-12 (four sessions) Valerie Dunivan
1912-13 Julia Keezel
1913-15 (two sessions) Mamie Hammers
1915-16 Dorothy Hanshaw
1916-18 (two sessions) Rosalie Powell
1918-19 Pearle Bruce
1919-20 Daniel A. Frazier
1920-21 Mae Bohm
1921-22 Josie Phillips
1922-23 Valley Beckone
1923-24 Marjorie Carroll
1924-25 Virginia Wheeler
1925-27 (two sessions) Josie Phillips
1927-31 (four sessions) Margie E. Merica
1931-33 (two sessions) Catherine Z. Wampler
1933-34 Leah C. Rodeffer
1934-35 Virginia P. Bowman
1935-37 Geneva J. Whitmer
1937-40 Veda C. Liskey

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