Marker Inscription
Arkansas natives James (J. D.) and Dora Cooper established an early farmstead here about 1900. In 1910 J. D. Cooper persuaded the county to create a school district for the community of Cooper which had developed in the area. Cooper School was built about 1910. Cooper Methodist Church, organized in 1913, held services in the school until a chapel was built about 1916. The chapel was relocated here in 1922 to a site near the newly erected Cooper School building. The school merged with the Cashion School District in 1927-28 and Cooper Methodist Church merged with Friberg Methodist Church in 1947.
About this site
Cooper School and Church, Site of is a historical marker in Burkburnett, Wichita County, dedicated in 1994. It is one of 75 historical markers documented in Wichita County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 94 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 34.0468, -98.4579 near Burkburnett. The nearest cataloged historic site is Friberg-Cooper Methodist Church (historical marker), about 3.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Friberg School, Cashion School, and Kell Field Air Terminal.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5485004761. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
