Colored Schools ,1905-1966

Franklin County Colored Schools continued to thrive for over 100 years, from the first Freedmen's School that was opened in 1865 to the closing of Townsend High School in 1966.  Franklin County Black Schools from 1905-1966 included:

Union Hall

Decherd Colored

Winchester Colored

Mingo

Asia

Cunningham

Finch Chapel

Green Hill

Union Groove

Arous/Aaraus

Townsend Training

Prairie Chapel

Mt. Zion

Gillespie

Lexi Crossroads Colored

Sewanee Colored

St, Mark- Private

Kennerly

Cowan Colored

Thurgood

Beans Creek

Center Point

Estill Springs

Hill Crest Colored

John Smith Chapel

Liberty Colored

Townsend Elementary

Townsend High School

Sherwood Colored

Paynes Chapel

Old Salem Colored

Huntland Colored

Hunt Station

Anderson Colored

Decherd Colored

Harmony Colored

Maxwell

Farris Chapel

St. Ann's

PWA, Adult School

More information about the Legacy of Franklin County Colored Schools can be found in our upcoming Digital Collection.

If you would like to donate towards preserving this heritage, click our GoFundMe Asia School Restoration GoFundMe