The Runion Creek School was located north of Chimney Rock on the
west side of the road leading into Runion Creek (currently Route
610). The land for the school was deeded to the Plains District
School Board on September 16, 1911 by E. A. Hulva and wife. The
school opened for the 1912-13 school session. The building was a
one-room school building.
Teachers at Runion Creek:
1912-14 (two sessions) Grace Holmes
1914-15 (Mary L. Bristow) Mattie Dellinger
1915-16 Benjamin F. Crider
1916-17 Stella Hulvey
1917-18 Vada Mercer
1918-19 Edna Hartman
1919-20 Stella Hulvey
1920-21 Blanch Landis
1921-22 Rebecca Pope
1922-23 Catherine Layman
1923-24 Mabel Armentrout
1924-25 Eunice Donovan
1925-26 Helen Oesch
1926-27 Stella Kiracofe
1927-30 (three sessions) Elma Hershberger
1930-32 (two sessions) Lelia Bricker
1932-36 (four sessions) Hazel F. Kline
1936-38 (two sessions) Viola C. Spitzer
1938-42 (four sessions) Mrs. J. E. Williams
1942-44 (two sessions) Virginia E. Riddle
1944-46 (two sessions) Arlene Whitmore
1946-47 Irene E. Halterman
1947-53 (six sessions) Mrs. Julia Hulvey
The Runion Creek School was closed in 1953.
Return to the History of
Rockingham County Public Schools or the Rockingham
County Public Schools home page .