Sardis School

Sardis School Students in this area attended the Hughes School (2.1 mi. Ene) until 1917. That year, the W.R. Pickering Lumber Co. donated four acres to trustees C.L. Fowler, R.C. Hughes and R.C. Squyres for Sardis School No. 37. A schoolhouse was completed at this site by the end of the summer. The white frame structure included four rooms and housed grades 1-9. Students participated in athletics, including baseball, basketball and volleyball, and competed against other area schools. In 1956, the district closed the school, and students began traveling to campuses in nearby Center. The schoolhouse was torn down in the 1960s, but lessons learned here remain in the memories of area residents. (2003)

Sardis School is a historical marker in Center, Shelby County, dedicated in 2002. It is one of 33 historical markers documented in Shelby County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 122 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.8001, -94.0920 near Center. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sardis Methodist Church (historical marker), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Sardis, The First Battle, and Good Hope.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5419012909. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.