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School Districts from the Buffalo City Directory
Buffalo, Erie, New York
(1857, 1858, 1859)

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1857
School Dist. No. 1, Seventh n. Hudson.
School Dist. No. 2, Terrace n. Genesee.
School Dist. No. 3, Ferry E. of Burwell Place.
School Dist. No. 4, Elk E. of Mich.
School Dist. No. 5, Seneca, Hydraulics.
School Dist. No. 6, 164 S. Div.
School Dist. No. 7, South Div. bel. Ellicott.
School Dist. No. 8, Church n. Delaware.
School Dist. No. 10, Delaware ab. Mohawk.
School Dist. No. 11, Elm ab. Eagle.
School Dist. No. 12, Spruce bet. Batavia and Sycamore.
School Dist. No. 13, Oak ab. Sycamore.
School Dist. No. 14, Franklin ab. Tupper.
School Dist. No. 15, Oak cor. Burton alley.
School Dist. No. 16, Delaware cor. Bryant
School Dist. No. 18, Tenth cor. School
School Dist. No. 19, Wash. n. 18th
School Dist. No. 20, Amherst cor. East
School Dist. No. 21, Emslie n. Peckham
School Dist. No. 28, White's Corners plank road
School Dist. No. 30, Ohio ab.tollgate.
 
1858
School Dist. No. 1, Seventh n. Hudson.
School Dist. No. 2, Terrace n. Genesee.
School Dist. No. 3, Ferry E. of Burwell Place.
School Dist. No. 4, Elk n. La.
School Dist. No. 5, E. Seneca n. Pollard.
School Dist. No. 6, S. Div. n. Chestnut.
School Dist. No. 7, S. Div. bel. Ellicott.
School Dist. No. 8, Church n. Delaware.
School Dist. No. 9, Vine n. Elm
School Dist. No. 10, Delaware St.
School Dist. No. 11, Elm n. Clinton.
School Dist. No. 12, Spruce abt. Batavia
School Dist. No. 13, Oak n. Sycamore.
School Dist. No. 14, Franklin bet. Edward and Tupper.
School Dist. No. 15, Oak cor. Burton alley.
School Dist. No. 16, Del. cor. Bryant.
School Dist. No. 17, Main n. Tollgate
School Dist. No. 18, Tenth cor. School
School Dist. No. 19, N. Wash. n. Eighteenth.
School Dist. No. 20, Amherst cor. East
School Dist. No. 21, Emslie n. Peckham
School Dist. No. 22, Main n. Burt Scott's
School Dist. No. 23, Delavan Av. beyond Adams
School Dist. No. 24, Best n. Walden
School Dist. No. 25, Batavia bey. tollgate.
School Dist. No. 26, Seneca n. Whitmore's Tavern
School Dist. No. 27, Seneca beyond Hydraulics.
School Dist. No. 28, White's Corners Plank Road
School Dist. No. 30, Ohio ab. tollgate.
School Dist. No. 31, Emslie and Krettner n. Wm.
School Dist. No. 32, Cedar n. Clinton
School Dist. No. 33, Elk n. Smith
 
1859
Joseph Warren, Superintendent
Central School - Situated on Court, Franklin and Get____ streets - J. Chamberlain, Principal
School Dist. No. 1, Seventh near Hudson - Principal, A.Z. Barrows
School Dist. No. 2, Terrace n. Genesee - Principal, N.G. Benedict, Jr.
School Dist. No. 3, Perry E. of Burwell Place - Principal, P.E.Dye
School Dist. No. 4, Elk near Louisiana - Principal, Jno. B. Seckett
School Dist. No. 5, E. Seneca n. Pollard - Principal, E.T. Benedict
School Dist. No. 6, South Division. n. Chestnut - Principal, S.G. Love
School Dist. No. 7, S. Div. bel. Ellicott - Principal, Oliver Arey
School Dist. No. 8, Church above Delaware - Principal, Samuel Slade
School Dist. No. 9, Vine near Elm - Principal, P.E. Brown
School Dist. No. 10, Delaware street - Principal, C.H. Gildersleeve
School Dist. No. 11, Elm near Clinton - Principal, C.W. Colyer
School Dist. No. 12, Spruce above Batavia - Principal, E.C. Pomeroy
School Dist. No. 13, Oak near Sycamore - Principal, W.W. Newman
School Dist. No. 14, Franklin between Edward and Tupper - Principal, James H. French
School Dist. No. 15, Oak corer Burton alley - Principal, John S. Foadick
School Dist. No. 16, Delaware above Bryant - Principal, Daniel P. Lee
School Dist. No. 17, Main n. Tollgate - Principal, Harriet Patterson
School Dist. No. 18, Tenth near. School - Principal, James R. Waid
School Dist. No. 19, N. Washington near Eighteenth - Principal, Wm. L. French
School Dist. No. 20, Amherst corner East - Principal, M.J. Oatman
School Dist. No. 21, Emslie near. Peckham - Principal, E.A. Austin
School Dist. No. 22, Main near. Burt Scott's - Principal, Mary Scott
School Dist. No. 23, Delavan avenue beyond Adams - Principal, Wm. Cooper
School Dist. No. 24, Best near Walden - Principal, William S. Rice
School Dist. No. 25, Batavia beyond tollgate - Principal, Francis L. Schuster
School Dist. No. 26, Seneca near Whitmore's Tavern - Principal, Chauncey Jemison
School Dist. No. 27, Near Seneca beyond Hydraulics - Principal, James M. Crooker
School Dist. No. 28, White's Corners Plank Road - Principal, Cordelia Dean
School Dist. No. 30, Ohio above tollgate - Principal, Elisa McGowan
School Dist. No. 31, Emslie and Krettner near William - Principal, E.F. Cook
School Dist. No. 32, Cedar near Clinton - Principal, A.L. Gregory
School Dist. No. 33, Elk near Smith - Principal, E.L.Chamberlayne
 
 
Additional Information
School # 43 - Reunion of Graduation Class - 1907 - (161 Benzinger Street)
Buffalo Schools - Great schools.net
Buffalo Schools - Official site
Erie County Town Schools - List of New York State Town schools.
 
NOTE
My Grandfather used one name on my Father's birth certificate and my Grandmother used another name
on the baptism certificate. The name on the baptism certificate was the name my Father used all his life.
When it was time for my Father to retire, he applied for Social Security, and because the name on his birth certificate
was different then the name he had been using all his life, they required that he show early census and school records,
to prove that he was using only one of the names.
I requested 1930 school records from the Town of Amherst in 1985, and was very surprised when I received
the information along with his grades and a school photo from the school district!


Source: Crary's, E.R. Jewett, Polk's, and Walker's Buffalo City Directories
Buffalo & Erie County Library Central Branch
Buffalo, Erie, New York 
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