 By the 1860s, the site had developed into a trading post called "Roller's Ridge", though the earliest original name of the community may have been "Herdsville," named after Adam Herd or Hurd, who was also an early pioneer.Education and religion were avidly important to the early settlers.Two schools were built in the area for local children, one north of town about which little is known, and one south of town called "Red Chink", named for the red clay that was used to finish the log construction.