These would have been the last students to attend Mineral School. (FRONT) Nina Tiberghin, Don Page, Debbie Cooper, Doug Page, Beverly Nichols. (MIDDLE) Debbie Franklin, Violet Beavin, Steve Cooper, Darlene Page, David Hall. (BACK) Mrs. Inez Wimsett, Diane Page, Carol Stevens, Phyllis Hall, Patty Nelson and Billy Nichols.

From the 3rd floor
of the Webb City Public Library

Old News

Mineral School educated community south of Alba until 1961

Webb City Area Genealogical Society

Dennis Bowers contributed a 1959-1960 photo of students and their teacher at the one-room Mineral School.

Mineral School was located two miles south of Alba on O Highway. It was built in the late 1800s.

Between 1938 and 1947, the school was closed, students were transported to other school districts. The school reopened the fall of 1947 through consolidation in 1961.

That’s when Mineral School joined Lakeside, the original Pleasant Valley, Garden Dell and Shiloh school districts to form the new Pleasant Valley R-6 School District.

Students were transported to the Pleasant Valley school building located in Brooklyn Heights.

The Mineral School building was sold at auction, on Aug. 26, 1961. It was used as a residence for many years and was torn down about 2020.

We also a neat 1917-1918 image with no names.

Webb City Area Genealogical Society

WCAGS members staff the Genealogy Room on the third floor of the Webb City Public Library. Current hours are noon to 4 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Meetings are held at 6 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month in the Genealogy Room.

Everything you want to know about Jasper County Missouri Schools is available at a site compiled by Webb City Area Genealogical Society member Kathy Sidenstricker.

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