Detail of an 1878 map of Fairfax County showing the Town of Herndon.

Historic Records: Town of Herndon

Records of the School Trustees of the Town of Herndon

The first community-funded public school in the village of Herndon Post Office for white children was constructed in 1868 on Center Street. The school opened two years before the founding of Fairfax County Public Schools, and was absorbed into the school system’s Dranesville School District in 1875. After the incorporation of the Town of Herndon in 1879, the Town of Herndon School Board was formed. The town’s school trustees operated two schools, one for white children and one for African-American children at Oak Grove. When the consolidated Fairfax County School Board formed in 1922, the town’s schools came under the management of the consolidated board. The Town of Herndon retained its School Board, but only one member of the board had a voting seat on the Fairfax County School Board. In 1952, when Fairfax County changed to the executive form of county government, the Town of Herndon lost its seat on the Fairfax County School Board.

Photograph of a Herndon District School Board record book.

Town of Herndon: School Board Minutes

Meeting minutes, lists of teachers and their salaries, and school construction records of the Town of Herndon School Board can be found in this collection.
Photograph of students and teachers at the first Herndon High School. They are standing in three rows on the steps in front of the building.

The Educators of Herndon

Learn about the teachers, school trustees, and community members named in the historic records of the town of Herndon School Board.

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Historic Records: 1870-1922

Explore the earliest primary source records of Fairfax County Public Schools. Learn about the schools that operated during the period of 1870 to 1922, and the teachers and leaders who shaped FCPS during the school system’s first five decades.
Photograph of students and teachers at the first Herndon High School. They are standing in three rows on the steps in front of the building.

The Educators of Herndon

Learn about the teachers, school trustees, and community members named in the historic records of the town of Herndon School Board.
Detail of an 1878 map of Fairfax County showing the Lee Magisterial District.

Historic Records: Lee District

Learn about the historic schools of the Lee District.
Detail of an 1878 map of Fairfax County showing the Dranesville Magisterial District.

Historic Records: Dranesville District

Learn about the historic schools of the Dranesville District.
Detail of an 1878 map of Fairfax County showing the Falls Church Magisterial District.

Historic Records: Falls Church District

Learn about the historic schools of the Falls Church District.