Information about Richland Township’s District 6 schoolhouse in Madison County is hard to come by. It’s visible on an 1880 map of Madison County1 but it appears as though the present structure was built around 18992.
The school received its common name from the Conner family, on whose land it sat. In 1923, Raymond Coxton was the teacher at Conner3, but the school didn’t stay in operation for much longer; it closed sometime prior to 19304.
Today, the District 6: Conner schoolhouse has been expanded to the rear and is used as a home.
Sources Cited
1 Kingman Brothers. (1880). History of Madison County, Indiana with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches. Chicago, IL.
2 Madison County Office of Information & GIS Services. (2021). Parcel ID: 1899 48-07-27-100-012.000-029.
3 Richland Twp. Schools Are Now In Session (1923, September 17). The Alexandria Times-Tribune. p. 4.
4 Richland Township Schools Start Well (1930, September 5). The Alexandria Times-Tribune. p. 1.
