The Cherry Grove School was located on the old Turleytown Road in the northern part of Linville District at Cherry Grove. The original land for the school was deeded to the Linville District School Board by J. C. Moyers and wife and the one-room Cherry Grove school was built in 1882. On January 24, 1883 an additional parcel of land adjoining the original lot was deeded to the school board by James Bush and wife. In 1906 an additional room and belfry was added to the school to provide for a two-room school. The only early teacher known to have taught at Cherry Grove is N. A. Neff, who taught at Cherry Grove in 1890-91. After 1908, a nearly complete list of teachers is available. In 1930, declining school population reduced Cherry Grove to a one-teacher school. The Cherry Grove School closed after the end of the 1933-34 school session.

Teachers known to have taught at Cherry Grove are:

1890-91 N. A. Neff

1908-09 A. K. McMullen, (other teacher unknown)
1909-10 Alice Lewin, Etta Lewin
1910-11 (teachers unknown)
1911-12 Katie Smith, Daphna Rhodes
1912-13 Marion J. Ritchie, Ora Scott
1913-14 Marion J. Ritchie, Bessie McMullen
1914-15 Mattie Brunk, Florence Wenger
1915-16 Raymond Aldhizer, Claude Berry
1916-17 Lena M. Cole, Linnie Whetzel
1917-18 Ruth Bowman, Linnie Whetzel
1918-19 Annie Black, Pearle Black
1919-20 Clara R. Kline, Beulah C. Flick
1920-21 J. W. Diehl, Lelia Hedrick
1921-22 Charles C. Turner, Clara R. Kline
1922-24 (two sessions) Charles H. Mason, Daisy Hentone
1924-25 Icy Lam, Bertha Lam
1925-26 Bertha Karicofe, Bessie Hamilton
1926-27 Kate Turner, Anabelle Rice
1927-28 Edna Wampler, Anna V. Hollar
1928-29 Edna Wampler, Effie Wampler
1929-30 Mary C. Shenk, Effie Wampler
1930-31 Effie Wampler
1931-32 Lelia P. Hill
1932-33 Mrs. J. W. Myers
1933-34 Melvin Fitzwater

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