In the year 1905 A. C. Weaver gave land for a school to be built on.  The school, a one-room building, was erected, and named Watts Creek after the small stream nearby, which was named for a Mr. Watts who lived here years ago, located six miles east of Coleman, District #60, in 1910.  First teacher was Miss Myrtle McGregor, followed by a Mr. Reed, Hugh Devaney, Rufus Lambert, Verde Devaney, Oudia Casey, Lurlee Casey, Lera Couch, Ruth Cathey, Mattie Riddle, Ruby Valentine, John Roberson, Dicey Powell, Janie Wood, Bessie (Wilder) Close, Maggie Glasson, Margie Vanhoose, Mr. McDaniel, Essie McGregor and Lura Vinson.

The community had many rabbit drives and all men and boys entered the drive.  The women would prepare the lunch and spread it on the ground; some of the time there would be tables.  Everyone had a good time and plenty to eat.  The school had no lunchroom at this time.  Lunches were carried in buckets or dinner baskets and they consisted of homemade sausage, ham, biscuits, fried pies, syrup and boiled eggs, and fresh fruit sometimes.  You stuck your finger in a biscuit to make a hole and pour the syrup in it.

One April Fool’s Day most of the boys went up in the attic; very few boys showed up for class.  The girls were shy and nervous over what was going to happen to the boys.  Mr. McDaniel, the teacher, was one who believed in going by the straight rule, so he patiently waited for the boys to come down.  He took them by the hand and applied the board very effectively.  A few of the boys were Allison and Fisher Hagler, John and Arthur Baird, Bill Henry, Payne Henderson, and Kay Glasson.

Each summer we would always have a singing school and everyone would take part.  At the close everyone had to get up and lead a song or have a part on the program.  Dinner was spread and all had a feast.  It was told by a student of Hugh Devaney’s that he would get up on a tall structure and watch the boys and girls until they were out of sight to see if they smoked or got into a fight.

In later years the school consolidated with Union Hill, Lone Star and Camp Colorado, and was called Cross Roads.  The land was turned back to Mrs. Nettie Weaver Mitchell.

Some of the families attending Watts Creek School from 1922 - 1928 were: Irby, Childs, Seals, Hagler, McCreary, Bamnett, Whitfield, Yancy, Kelley, Gober, Helton, Dean, Herring, Dunn, Yates, Hatcher, Parker, Craig, Glasson, and Burrage.