Trimble County Schools

The Antioch School was located in southern Trimble County on the Bedford-Campbellsburg Road (Highway 421) just north of the Antioch Baptist Church.  The land was donated by Fielding Colbert and the first log school was constructed in the early 1840s.  

Children of the following families attended Antioch School;  

Colbert, Stanley, Hunter, Mitchell, Hutcherson, Monroe, McClellan, Demaree, Sibley,

Pierce, and Devine.

Church Location:  4247 Hwy 421 South, Bedford, KY 40006

For more information on the Antioch Baptist Church click here.

Antioch Baptist Church Minutes 1886-1936

Previously located in the northern portion of the county between Pleasant Retreat and Milton.  The school was one mile further west on Peck's Pike than Moreland School, which it replaced.  

Families attending this school were:  

Moreland, Dolah, Dolby, Mosely, Trout, and Wise.

This school was located on Trout's Bottom, Spring Creek, in the western portion of Trimble County.

A new school was built in 1915 on land donated by F. Burkhardt.  

Families attending this school were:  

Adams, Ashby, Burkhardt, Handlon, Hamilton, Holderfield, and Moreland.

Built on land purchased from Mrs. Mary Adams, the Barebone School was located near the Tilden Yeager Farm.

Families attending this school were:

Adams, Andrew, Bare, Barnes, Callis, Farley, Faulkner, Perkinson, Tate, and Toombs.

Built on the N.W. Barnes farm, the school merged with the Callis School in 1907.  Later, this would form the New Hope School District.

Established in 1903, this school closed its doors in July 1930.

The first school was built sometime after 1840 on the Hancock property.  This private (subscription) school was used as an office in the 1900s.

Built in 1898, this school was built on land adjoining Bethel Methodist Church on the western bank of the Little Kentucky River.  A.G. Hill donated the land for the school.

Families attending this school were:

Ball, Carter, Dougherty, Hill, Miller, Spillman, Taylor, Tingle, and Wright and more.