Crossroads School

Crossroads School was a two-room schoolhouse located in the Gill’s Creek area of Franklin County. The school was built on a stone foundation, and it was heated with a stove. The building did not have electricity, running water, or indoor restrooms. After 1930, only one of the classrooms was used for schooling. Berdella Powell was a teacher at the school. Note that there may have been as many as three different schools named Crossroads in Franklin County. If you can provide any clarity, please feel free to reach out.

Students and teachers at Crossroads School, 1915
Franklin County Historical Society


Crossroads School (circled),
schoolhouse map of Franklin County,
Virginia State Planning Board, 1935