1923 School Districts  -  Murray County, Oklahoma

This information came directly from the County Superintendents records located in the Murray County Courthouse.

School District # Name Annexed Location Namesake
1 Sulphur 12-7-1907 - Present Sulphur sulphur springs in area
2 Palmer 1-13-1908 to 7-7-1949 to Sulphur & Hickory S11, T1N, R3E Bud Palmer, pioneer resident
3 Hickory 1-25-1908 to 6-30-69 to Sulphur & Roff Hickory Hickory Hill located nearby
4 Scullin 12-12-1907 to 5-15-1931 to Hickory Scullin Frisco RR engineer
5 Iona 12-12-1907 to 7-6-1951 to Sulphur Iona Island of w. coast of Scotland
6 Oak Grove 1-15-1908 to 4-12-1967 Oak Grove grove of oaks
7 Chigley 1-11-1908 to 6-30-1959 to Joy S3, 1N, 2E Nelson Chigley
8 Carr Flat & Talley 1-31-1908 to1923 to form Joy School

Carr Flat, 2 mi. S of       Wynnewood.            Talley, 1S, 4E of Wynnewood

S36, T1N, R1E

 Indian Families of John Carr and Talley Family
9 Washita - Wheeler 3-13-1908 with Carr Flat to form Joy School in 7-27-22 S18, T1N, R2E R.J. & W.B. Wheeler
10 Davis 1-17-1908 to present Davis Sam Davis, early merchant
11 Fairview 1-10-1908 to 7-7-1949 to Davis & Sulphur S2, T1S, R2E View of Arbuckles
12 Price's Chapel 2-7-1908 to 4-9-1931 to Dougherty S28, T1S, R2E Nathan Price
13 Gilsonite 1-15-1908 to 7-16-1947 to Sulphur S28, T1S, R3E Asphalt mineral in area
14 Buckhorn 1-8-1908 to 6-30-1948 to Sulphur S24, T1S, R3E Buckhorn Creek
15 Harris ? to June 29, 1919 to Mill Creek S4, T2S, R4E Cyrus Harris
16 Drake 1-15-1908 to 6-7-1950 to Sulphur S11, T2S, R3E Drake Brothers
17 Nebo 1-14-1908 to 7-1-1960 to Sulphur S23, T2S, R3E Mt. Nebo in the Bible
18 Crusher-Arbuckle-Big Canyon 1-13-1908 to 9-20-1960 to Sulphur S20, T2S, R3E Arbuckle Mountains & rock crusher in area
19 Dougherty-Sorghum Flat 1-10-1908 to 1993 to Davis Dougherty Bill Dougherty, pioneer
20 Russell 1-13-1908 to 6-30-1932 to Davis S30, T1S, R1E Perry Russell
21 Howard 

a.k.a. Jackson Separate

"Separate Negro School"*

 1-13-1908 to 6-30-1932  with Hoover to Garvin county Dist 34 & 35 to form Woodland School, 1939 south of Hennepin H. H. Howard
22 Carr Chapel 7-6-1908 to 7-16-1947 to Sulphur S28, T1N, R3E D. H. Carr
23 Valley View or Rocky Point or Guy 8-5-1908 to 7-7-1949 to Sulphur S19, T1N, R3E William Guy,  Chickasaw
24 Rock Creek 7-13-1908 to 4-9-1931 to Dougherty S30, T1S, R2E Rock Creek
25 Colbert 1-14-1908 to 5-13-1940 to Woodland S12, T1S, R1E Colbert Family
26 Fletcher 8-7-1908 to 5-28-1950 to Mill Creek & Sulphur S8, T1S, R4E J. H. Fletcher 
27 Sunshine 9-29-1908 to 5-20-1932 to Sulphur S14, T1N, R2E  
28 Red Oak 9-29-1908 to 6-30-1947 to Sulphur S6, T2N, R3E  
29 Koller 9-29-1908 to 6-28-1947 to Sulphur & Hickory S32, T1N, R4E J. R. Koller 
30 Moss 6-1-1909 to 6-30-1947 S15, T1S, R3E J. M. Moss
"Separate Negro School"* booker T. Washington Grades 1 thru 6 Davis  Grades 7 thru 12 bussed to Wynnewood
"Separate Negro School"* Dunbar Grades 1 thru 6 Sulphur Grades 7 thru 12  bussed to Wynnewood

* In 1954,  federal law prohibiting the segregation of schools was enacted.  The bussing to Wynnewood of black students stopped at this time and these students attended the public schools in their communities.