Buckeystown Community

Michaels Mill Road served as the institutional center of Buckeystown’s African American community. It was home to the community’s segregated school, historically known as the “Colored" School, as well as the Methodist church—now Buckeystown UMC #80—and its parsonage. The present church building was constructed in 1900 and rebuilt in 1930. 

The school building, now a private residence, was constructed in 1902, although formal education for Black children in the area dates to the 1870s. The school closed in 1938 because of declining enrollment, and the remaining students were transferred elsewhere. The building was sold the following year in 1939.  

Many African Americans who lived in the Buckeystown District were likely descendants of enslaved and free Black people who had worked on Carrollton Manor and other large farms in the surrounding area. The school and church served not only Buckeystown residents but also families from Lime Kiln—also known as Slabtown—and other neighboring communities.