After the old Evansville Fairgrounds closed in 1912, the land was developed into lots around a 10-acre wooded area. William M Akin, president and founder of Akin-Erskine Milling Co helped organize the neighborhood. In 1914 the area was platted to include several houses facing the park and other nearby blocks. The park was renamed Akin Park in his honor.
The Akin Park neighborhood association covers the greater park area and is bounded by Washington Ave, Kentucky Ave, Covert Ave, and US-41.
View the United Neighborhoods of Evansville (UNOE) - Akin Park page
The Alvord Boulevard neighborhood association covers all houses along Alvord Blvd from Lloyd Expy to Washington Ave
View the United Neighborhoods of Evansville (UNOE) - Alvord Boulevard page
Angel Mounds was a prehistoric Native American site in Knight Township. The land was part of a farm owned by the Angel family who had a house standing on Pollack Ave
For more visit Angel Mounds website.
AKA: Crossroads / Cross Roads, Armstrong Crossroads / Armstrong Cross Roads, Armstrong Station
Though Armstrong shares the name of the township it's in, it was originally a unique town/village. Founded c1869, it originally appears in the 1871 atlas centered at the major intersection of Cynthiana Road (IN-65) and Boonville-New Harmony Rd. In the 1876 atlas, the town was labelled as Crossroads.
In 1881, the Peoria Decatur & Evansville Railroad built through the area with a crossing near where Armstrong Rd T's into Cynthiana Rd. By the time the 1899 atlas was completed, the map shows Armstrong centered at this train stop showing the railroad's influence on the town. The old Armstrong Cross-roads post office store blacksmith shop were abandonded by 1889.
Today, a little commercial building is all that remains of Armstrong, and the city limit signs, located immedaitely on either side of the tracks, indicate how small of a town it was. The Armstrong Community Center, and the school it used to be, is tied to the township and not the town itself.
More info about the Armstrong RR stop at the PD&E fan site
See Armstrong on a map
Continuation of end of Upper 1st St
neighborhood or just street?
Continuation of end of Upper 2nd St
neighborhood or just street?
View Avondale webpage
Neighborhood Association bound by Lloyd Expy, US 41, Lincoln, and Evans (extended to Division). Ballard St was a street that ran east from Garvin St to Grand Ave and is now part of E Cherry
View the United Neighborhoods of Evansville (UNOE) - Ballard page
AKA: Banking Row
Fourth St between Locust and Vine. In 1929 it had 8 financial institutions with 3 more planned
AKA: Baptist Town
black illiterate congregated near the defunct W&E canal known by early 1880s as baptisttown roughly 44% of evv black population 1880 centered at 8th and canal enclave known as baptisttown by 1890s 80% baptisttown - 8th and canal and lincoln liberty baptist Memorial Baptist Canal 8th/canal Baptisttown was the name given to the surrounding neighborhood (now substanitally leveled) where Evansville's largest black community settled. Liberty Baptist is the oldest extant black congregation in Evansville. As immigrants settled primarily around the church, the area became known as "Baptist Town." The church provided leadership in the religious, social, and political life of the city’s black community. inner city lincoln gardens 1936 one of first federal slum clearance proj in county (wpa) lincoln-governor area predominately black streets canal between 5th and 11th oak between 6th and 8th lincoln beyond 7th gordon/douglas/bell/reilly/mitchell/church/sumner near old canal oak and chestnut alleys also baptistown
union twp ohio river e end of meritt dr
Gum, Kentucky, Blackford and Garvin Sts
white collar
bellemeade-bayard park
bellemeade washington garvin us41
federal funding starting 1976 to revitalize
View Bayard Park district
Also Belknap Station l&n rr stop 1870s, Belknap Populated Place Vanderburgh West Franklin 443 feet 37.983ºN 87.688ºW hogue rd and creamery still around 1899
See Belknap on a map
Neighborhood association bounded by Bellemeade/Bayard Park - lincoln garvin wash us41
off diamond ave now called diamond valley subdivision north of diamond bet first and kratz beverly heights, north of diamond bypass? cleared 1972-3 old army barracks?
View Blankenburg webpage
Also Hillyard/Hilliard irish nicknamed kansas flats kansas after mccutchanville family only moved nearby instaed of moving to kansas
See Blue Grass on a map
Historic district around the old tuberculosis camp on Boehne Camp Road
See Boehne Camp on a map
boxtown - pigeon creek and 5th ave illiterate boxtown improvement group big -diamond fulton shanklin PC 1973 lorraine st boxtown bought by levee authority 1972-3 examples 1417cedar boxtown \ 2942 fifth ave (right at creek) s side PC from Grove to Cedar behind cedar hall PC west of fifth 1937 Keller fifth seventh PC 1936 distinctly different than blankenburgh
bunker hill on UMV w of corporation line 1900 CD Bunker Hill Milling Co
Historic District centered around the Burdette Park
See Burdette Park on a map
Old Dixie Bee/Hwy 41. Now Business 41 - neighborhood association encompasses kentucky lloyd us41 pigeon creek centered around old N Fares Ave
AKA: Center City
Center City Improvement Association (CCIA) is a neighborhood association bounded by 8th St to M L King Jr Blvd to Mulberry St to 8th St to Liberty Way to Lincoln Ave to Garvin St to the alley behind Washington Ave (not including north side of the street). It closely aligns to the old Baptisttown area
View the United Neighborhoods of Evansville (UNOE) - CCIA page
Cedar Hall Association for Improvement of the Neighborhood (CHAIN) is a neighborhood association serving the Cedar Hall School area. Its borders reach from Columbia St to Seventh Ave to Franklin St to Fulton Ave to Tennesee St to First Ave to Pigeon Creek. It primarily consists of the Blankenburg area but includes some residences in the Lamasco area.
View the United Neighborhoods of Evansville (UNOE) - CHAIN page
Corky was a section in southwestern Union Township named after its Irish settlers. Union Township School No 5 was nicknamed Corky School as it served this area.
AKA: Cotton Mill Row
Housing at the former Evansville Cotton Mill (now Mead Johnson). Two buildings in a row just south of the main building were tenements for employees of the mill.
See Belknap. Courtenay in 1888 crams map, lines up with Belknap
Settlement of furniture plants and lumber mills on the pigeon creek near the river including Armstrong Brothers furniture and Reitz Sawmill. Referenced in an old Press article (8/26/1961)
Madison Ave., Riverside Dr., Emmett and Venice Sts Culver - shawnee/adams se riverside (including sw side) riverside garvin madison 2nd
View Culver district
See Dogtown
See Dogtown
Town in Scott Township at the intersection Boonville-New Harmony Rd and Princeton Rd founded 1822 / established 1859 named after immigrants from area or germany or just because of german heritage never incorporated or platted
incorporated as town 1973 to avoid evansville
armstrong twp Boonville-New Harmony Rd east of Bender Rd at old rr track CCC&Stl evansville branch c1910 THE EVANSVILLE MT CARMEL AND NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY 1934 atlas bnh and st joe in 1959 map near school no 4 foreman named it after a crew member named davis nicknamed davy
days block sw side canal bet 10th and governor
days row ne side canal bet 10th and governor
57 and green scott - daylight 1890s (rr & north green river) applied for PO as grimwood but not allowed Greenwood first appears c1896 Evansville & Indianapolis Railroad
AKA: Cypress, Cypressdale
Also Cypress http://www.courierpress.com/news/2008/sep/14/meet-you-at-dogtown/ Cypressdale shows up in the 1871 and 1875 atlases, c1889 po blacksmith shop and small store but is located more inland near the old Sacred Heart Catholic church. No specific town appears in the 1880 atlas, though there is a mention of a 'signal light' (cypress dale rd extends to river) ? alreay moved? 1884 flood destroyed buildings maybe to blame for move or Railroad built 1885 helped bolster the stop
In 1899just cypress in 1899 and located present location (henderson and cypress dale) inn built 1889 as cypress po and saloon to serve travelers on the railroad technically the south side of cypress dale at henderson rd; cypress po and smithy on e (ne) side The Dogtown Inn was the former post office and saloon po closed 1915 dogtown came later (in 1902 article) Dogtown showed up around 1880s as a nickname for the area since there "were about as many dogs as people" 1946 map still cypress
Downtown business district Main St. bet. 2nd St. and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 4th St., vet. Sycamore and Chestnut St. downtown http://www.historiclandmarks.org/news/2004_10Most/10most04-1.html http://www.historiclandmarks.org/news/2003_10Most/10most03-2.html http://www.historiclandmarks.org/news/2002_10Most/10most02-1.html
scott - earle earls store c1850, po in 1871 boonville nw and petersburgh aka gabtown (good conversation) gabtown garage (inglefield?) goshenville in some references named after john earle early settler The Hornets Nest (built late 1800s, burned, rebuilt 1930) has Earle, IN address. The old Earle school, now gone
hwy 57 south of base line rd near bend in interstate rr stop on old Evansville & Indianapolis Railroad at co line rd near baseline
center - erskine station (rr stop) petersburg and 41 erskine stataion where petersburg rd crossed RR princeton rd? tied to akin-erskine mill?
area near hornville tavern (per website)
state hospital http://www.historiclandmarks.org/news/2006_10Most/10most06-3.html http://www.historiclandmarks.org/news/2005_10Most/10most05-4.html http://70.249.101.224/news/2005_10Most/10most05-4.html
fair ground on e&th rr sec16 between morgan and pigeon creek fairgrounds in 1875 atlas knight twp many years ago by 1889
Historic Post Office sw sec16 (1875) in 1880 and 1899 atlases fairplay landing submerged 1883 flood
AKA: Forest Park / Forest Hills / Reitz Hill / Coal Mine Hill
* - barker and penn
garvin sta rr and burkhardt looks like Carvin in one of the maps at school #11 burkhardt sta 1876 atlas
AKA: Gear District
illiterate - south of division between fulton and downtown area penn pearl 2nd ave water later became gear town Evansville's red light district It was located in 1st, 2nd and High Streets also referenced as the tenderloin
See Kasson
Goosetown - mulberry mlk/7th 8th washington (including north side) garvin madison 2nd adams parrett 4th goosetown - 4th and adams blue collar possibly all the geese in blackford grove adams where 2nd and 3rd meet overflowing water trough attracted geese formerly Goodsell Town possibly shortened version
graffs row s side governor bet GRR (Riverside) and taylor
AKA: Greeksville
greekville/greeksville Greekville, an area which was roughly between Franklin Street on the south, Columbia Street on the north, Harriet Street on the east, and 3rd Avenue on the west. greeksville addition mentioned in 1863 - 1872-3 city directories john greek n s 7th (michigan) e of 1st ave 1858 1860-1 u w armstrong furniture (formerly armstrong & greek) factory in greekville e side 1st av b franklin and 7th (mich) greeksville enlargement michigan and virginia from first to oakley (2/3 to edgar)
+Harwood Populated Place Vanderburgh Evansville North 387 feet 38.003ºN 87.575ºW avon /diamond south west 6th east diagonal road past heildelbach/lafayette (diamond between kratzville and 1st) same as avondale? harwood school harwood yard The Peoria Decatur & Evansville Railroad built through the county in 1881. This station was located Allen Ln Lines used to cross and continue to town and down Devon St (7th Ave) but now merges with other RR (CCC &StL) CCC&Stl evansville branch c1910 THE EVANSVILLE MT CARMEL AND NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY http://www.thepde.info/Stations/HarwoodYard.htm
2nd and adams neighborhood shopping center for weathly residentst of 1st st hippie haven Haynie's Drug Store later Woods Drug which burned 1940s featured press 8/5/1981 "the hippies were everywhere. You'd walk out the front door and they'd be lying on your lawn" - maraget hammond 1981 then owner 1119 parrett Goosetown used for area c1980 as part of revival Goosetown actually predates Haynie's corner
Helfrich? - near helfrich park st joe maryland (including park and school) helfrich lane# mt vernon marine illinois
+Highland Populated Place Vanderburgh Evansville North 482 feet 38.040ºN 87.573ºW 41 near airport / kratzville and first aka "little switzerland" laubschers high land on loop traction line spurred growth platted fridy place sw corner of owensville/kratzville and outer first ave Evansville & Princeton Traction Line passed along area
highland inn highland sanitarium highland school 1946 map shows as uncorporated community
hooker school-hooker german meth blacksmith shop never really school closed church reorgs no development fell into disuse
baseline and owensville rd 1946 map shows uncorporated community hornville tavern site says area was euphoria hornville school was near immanuel lutheran (scott) in 1946 map hornville st joe and base line
View Howell webpage
Hull's Hill was on the south side of Lincoln Ave E of McCormick and W of Kentucky Ave niednagel floral
AKA: Iglehart Station
kansas rd crossed RR Igleheart Milling Co established and office for purchase of grain spelled iglehart in c1896 map and 1899 atlas Evansville and Indianapolis Railroad (E & I RR)
View Independence webpage
center - ingle station (rr stop) (NOT IN CENTER) Evansville and Crawfordsville RR, later the Evansville & Terre Haute RR ealy 1850s evansville and terre haute late 1870s road running west from john ingle property
AKA: AKA: Ingle Station /Inglefield (1875 Atlas), Ingles (1859 RR map, 1863), Ingle
scott - inglefield (e&th rr stop) Inglefield Populated Place Vanderburgh Evansville North 472 feet 38.108ºN 87.559ºW S formerly sandersville (listed this way in old book but actually separate SEPARATE) See 1880 Inglefield street map See 1899 Inglefield street map
first appears in 1852 map official town c1866/1869 po rr built 1853 surpassed saundersville
post office 1869 likely named after john ingle and ingle stationIngleside was the area between Barker Ave and Lower Mt Vernon Rd (Broadway Ave) situated between the city and Howell. It was possibly named after Ingleside Coal Mines that were nearby at the foot of what is now Reitz Hill ingleside shaft 1875 map Barker extended north between 1880 and 1890 probably platted between then first mentioned 1891 as a location describe in 1892 CD n side of Lower Mt Vernon Rd between St Joseph Ave and Howell ne of Howell between Barker and Lower mt vernon ingleside school served the neighborhood
View Jacobsville webpage
Jimtown was a blue collar neighborhood centered at Virginia St and Garvin St. east missouri, east louisiana, east oregon between morton and garvin jimtown bar at ne corner of virginia and garvin jimtown diamond outer columbia near maley & wertz 1926 near delaware school settlement near old poor house (columbia and garvin) stringtown out from columbia mount zion baptist/1400e louisiana old/1900e missouri old in old 1890s news articles
germantown G platted c1838 j w lilliston never materialized first appears 1852 to 1860 shows in 1871 and 1875 atlases as same as Kasson The old Five Mile House served as the Kasson Post Office german - kasson c1880 38.017, -87.636 The Kasson School and there is an old sign Kasson School kasson sign on new harmony road near harmony way Y appears to be germantown 1946 map shows germantown a bit south of kasson German Township Kasson Quad
+Kratzville Populated Place Vanderburgh Evansville North 433 feet 38.023ºN 87.586ºW mill road and kratzville kratzville rd mentioned as small village in 1880 atlas notes first appears in 1888 map as krattville mill rd c1903 usgs map
View Lamasco webpage
AKA: Iriquois Garden
lincoln heights - around cameron mansion iriqouis garden - lloyd green river lincoln congress (including w side) area around Cameron Mansion
Historic district confined to houses on willow?
Greater Lincolnshire - lincoln lodge wash us41
View Lincolnshire district
AKA: Little Evansville
little vandy or little evansville parkland ave to pigeon crk between heidelbach and Kentucky typical of evansville politically mostly vacant after wwII another north side 9-2-1981 press
lockharts pt 1880 bend in old henderson rd just n of newman rd
Houses along Lombard Ave
Lorraine Park? - wash weinbach covert boeke Lorraine/Lorain Park, Boeke and Adams just south of Ross Center and site of a city swimming pool: Was the park named after a dragline or steam shovel that was parked there for quite a while in the early fifties? "Lorain" was a brand mane, like Bucyrus, on the counterweight on the back of the cabin of the machine. Maybe, maybe not.
residential development c1904 2d st car
residential development near lodge school c1940
Populated Place Vanderburgh Kasson 430 feet 38.124ºN 87.674ºW near bend in martin station rd http://www.thepde.info/Stations/Martin.htm The Peoria Decatur & Evansville Railroad built through the county in 1881. This station was located where the railroad crossed baseline Rd. The few houses on Wendel St are all that remain of the community. first appears in 1899 atlas Armstrong Township Kasson Quad
Martin's Landing union twp ohio river e end of king rd
se side canal bet governor and mccormick
1819 settled mccutchan johnstone erskine irish
browning
center - mccutchanville on old petersburg rd 1830s
McCutchanville Populated Place Vanderburgh Evansville North 495 feet 38.064ºN 87.524ºW C
center - mccutchan station (rr stop) whetstone crossed RR The Evansville & Indianapolis Railroad built through the county in ?. This station 38.049554,-87.517955 ?aka cavins sta map shows
See Stringtown
Originally Oak Summit Hill
AKA: Mayer Station
Meyer Station was established in 1881 when the Peoria Decatur & Evansville (P D & E) RR
built through the county. It was located where the railroad crosses Kuebler Rd next to the
Meyer/Mayer farmstead and was little more than a stop. The nearby
German Township School No. 5 was also called Mayer School
"Midtown" was referenced in old Courier article as the area near the Civic Center project at 7th and Main. It probably consisted of area around Main St between 7th St (M L King Jr Blvd) and Division (Lloyd Expy).
4th between walnut and chestnut black neighborhood
View Mt. Auburn webpage
illiterate mud center - south of middle mt vernon and red bank near RR from broadway to the creek 1969-carpenter creek (e), red bank rd (w), broadway (n), ogden (s) unimproved streets for many years, every time it rained people got feet muddy
div and ky morris and annie newton black community east of ky south of division later part of rosedale http://local.evpl.org/views/viewimage.asp?ID=888885 press feature 7/29/1981 http://web.usi.edu/boneyard/newtonville.htm
newtonville n side slaughter ave e of kentuckyThe Evansville Mt. Carmel & Northern Railway built through the county c1910. This station was built where the railroad crosses Nisbet Rd. The Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St. Louis Railroad (CCC & Stl RR) operated the Evansville Branch that ran from Mt Carmel to Evansville named after crew suprvisorwho built rr (1912 rr stop) Nisbet Populated Place Vanderburgh Cynthiana 436 feet 38.146ºN 87.653ºW nisbet http://www.historiclandmarks.org/feature/feature1002.html Nisbet Inn was soon built to accomodate for the needs of travelers CCC&Stl and Nisbet Rd CCC&Stl evansville branch c1910 THE EVANSVILLE MT CARMEL AND NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY nisbett
sullivanstown?
AKA: Sandpit
taylor - judson - campbell enclave oakdale school also Oakdale-Sweetser between green river rd and river (e riverside) se side of governer south of green river rd (riverside) governor st / sweetser? glenwood Glenwood - riverside kentucky veterans memorial http://www.unoevansville.org/Neighborhoods/Glenwood.htm southlane (vet mem pkwy), riverside, ky
AKA: Oakdam PO
ne near elliot where petersburg intersects 57 Also Oak Dam first appears 1871 atlas mentions as post office in 1880 atlas notes Old Oakdam School is a throwback the the old town 38.132232,-87.477783
Identified as Olmstead's Division in the 1890 map, this area was on Stringtown
Rd just south of Pigeon Creek. As the city expanded it eventually merged into
the the north side. The old Olmstead School and new Olmstead School (now Henry Reis) and Negley's Mill are
sites hinting at the area's past.
Originally defined as Diamond Ave north to Pigeon Creek, the area now extends
south to Maxwell Ave. Kentucky Ave is the eastern border.
This area closely aligns with the
Diamond/Stringtown Neighborhood Association.
View the Olmstead district.
rr stop rahm sta The Henderson Bridge Co built a train bridge built 1885 in 1899 atlas in 1934 atlas in 1946 map in 1974 atlas
red bank north of broadway and middle mt vernon
historic district
Considered an affluent area, the Riverside district showcases Evansville's finest homes. The
rich
riverside/water
1st (featured press 8-19-1981)
2nd
southlane walnut 3rd parrett
North
Riverside South
View Riverside district
Rosedale - division near willow blue collar rosedale south lloyd 41 lincoln Rotherwood north (garvinwood and part of bus 41)
3 blocks n and s of division http://local.evpl.org/views/viewimage.asp?ID=883170 (jul 1981) rosedale theater bet 41 and weinbach rosedale s side slaughter ave 1/4 mi e of kentucky Now rosedale south and garvinwood neighborhoodsrose hill - possible neighborhood stringtown and Pfeiffer maybe just cemetery name
rowleytown - rowley st? also rawleytown. same as jimtown? streets in area include st john (), rowley () william, olive, market, centre () john, canal, ... ann , walnut, smith st,garvin listed in 1868-9 1870-1 1872-3 city directories rowleytown meat market 301 william (1886) looks like distinct area in 1880 map
STAR - lloyd first tenn fulton stands for ST. Anthony's Revitalization neighborhood
center - st george (rr stop) Evan where The Evansville & Indianapolis Railroad built through the county in ? This station was located where the railroad crossed St George Rd nothing
AKA: Saint Joe / St. Joe / St Joe, St Joe's, St Joe County
german - st joseph st joseph and st wendel c1820 as henson settlement? nicholas long Saint Joseph Populated Place Vanderburgh Kasson 548 feet 38.066ºN 87.647ºW G saint joseph st joseph church first on 1871 atlas
AKA: Saint Wendel, St. Wendell's / Saint Wendell's / St Wendell's (1888 RR map), St. Wendells / Saint Wendells / St Wendells (1898 RR map), St. Wendels / Saint Wendels / St Wendels (1974 atlas)
armstrong - st wendel 1850s st wendel church Saint Wendel 38.106, -87.697 http://www.thepde.info/Stations/Wendel.htm church is in posey county, majority of town st wendell's Established 1837 on the border of Vanderburgh and Posey Co by Catholic families living in Armstrong Township wendel wasem who contributed to building the cath church
See Armstrong Township Kasson Quad
Saundersville was laid out in 1819 by John Ingle, whose cotton mill and other nearby buildings gave the appearance of a village. It was the first town in Scott township and named after Saunders Hornbrook, a settler from England. A petition in 1819 to reroute the State Road through Saundersville spurred the town's growth at the onset, and initially it was larger than Evansville. When the Boonville-New Harmony Road was established in 1820-1, it passed through Saundersville. The town was now at a major crossroads, and commercial development helped it thrive.
A post office was established 1822/1823 but the town was misspelled "Sandersville" when it was registered with the government. Samuel Scott, the namesake of Scott Township, was its first postmaster. John Ingle became the postmaster the next year.
Once Evansville was established as the county seat, some settlers took to the burgeoning river town for success. A financial crisis in 1837 further wreaked havoc on the small town's businesses. The final straw was when the railroad came through Vanderburgh County in 1853, and the Evansville & Crawfordsville RR favored Inglefield to the west. inglefield on old sanderville site (1910 VC history) 1946 map shows old settlement just sw of ingefield out of favor by 1830 but po remained as monument of sorts
ridgeview heights subdivision near camp reveal propertyshawnee heights between n harmony road and cynthiana red bank wimbert (wimberg), young, barker (), hartig, anna, biechman (reichman) 37.99484370650235 -87.61579513549805 os|fFtgvuO`RoMnOfQdFl`AkXnFsQae@?ad@ BBBBBBB
View Smithland webpage
Smyrna was a town situated near the Erie Canal in Knight Township. It was platted by William Parker in 1837. It fell out of favor once the canal failed and eventually faded away (gone by 1910). Today there is no trace of Smyrna.
It appears in some older maps between 1852-1863 1946 map shows old settlement w/sw of smythe From S (Canal) to N - Canal St, First St, Second St, Third St, Fourth St From E to W - Park? St, Washington St, Van Buren? St, Jefferson St
AKA: Smyth, Smyth's Station
knight - smyth's station (along rr/canal) rr and green river in 1880 atlas different than smyrna Smythe School Smythe Tile Factory Smythe Populated Place Vanderburgh Newburgh 390 feet 37.991ºN 87.493ºW green river and morgan Smyth first appears 1896 maps
Springdale -
included fligeltaub and Lincoln Cotton Mill area
article about cleanup of area 8/14/1960
name possibly from old pigeon springs, spring factory?
springdale chapel
AKA: Nashua (various maps 1858-1872), Nash's Depot (1871 atlas), Stacey's Station / Nash's Depot (1875 Atlas), Staeers / Nash Depot (1876 Atlas), Stacers
Nashua was a railroad stop on the old Evansville & Crawfordsville RR. It appears in maps as far back as 1858.
In the 1870s, the railroad stop was called Nash's Depot and Stacers scott - stacer station e&th rr stop post office run by nash?
1858 frederick staser german
453 feet 38.149ºN 87.567ºW Scott Township Haubstadt Quad
*stahlhoefer shotgun
Robert Stockwell bought land in 1816 Stockwell Rd and Stockwell Inn Wesselman Park was formerly known as Stockwell Woods and Stockwell School is named after him
AKA: Mechanicsville, Zipp, Zipps
Stringtown was founded in the 1800s as Mechanicsville. <1829 in VCH At end of Stringtown Road. This was a critical intersection to people coming in and out of Evansville. Old State Road continued north to Princeton and Petersburg Road headed northeast to McCutchanville and ultimately on to Petersburg good place for wagon shop and blacksmith rivalry between stringtown and newburgh cabinet making establishment, blacksmith shops shoe shops wagon making repair shops tailor shop and 2 tanneries by 1837. negleys mill many of old buildings near mill, gone by 1890s same as mechanicsville east side of stringtown and mill 3 1/2 miles from ev center - mechanicsville / stringtown now in city appears in 1839 map up until 1888 not in 1899 map c1903 usgs map at mill (just school? zipp at petersburg rd) http://articles.latimes.com/1988-02-14/news/mn-42715_1_ghost-town
A post office was established in 1881, and the first postmaster was Frank Zipp Jr. This led to the name change to Zipp in 1894- As the town became an extension of the city the name Stringtown came into being strung together in a line Stringtown Rd Stringtown School Near hamilton golf course 479 feet 38.034ºN 87.562ºW C stringtown and petersburg rd 479 feet 38.021ºN 87.562ºW C zipp Center Township Evansville North Quad
e side governer bet taylor and Green River Rd (Riverside Dr)
AKA: Sullivantown
streets in 1858 dir northern enl. referenced in 1860-1 1863 1865 1866-7 1868-9 1870-1 1872-3 city directories (sullivantown in one spot 1865 cd) several residents with sullivan surname streets adams st, hamilton st, jefferson st, washington st, ...ann all renamed as part of 1873 street rename brief history abel? sullivan 8/20/1903
n side w maryland between 10th and st joe
Southwest from Hogue and Tekoppel
Tekoppel School and Tekoppel General Baptist Church Tekoppel Place SW from Hogue and Tekoppel shows up as neighborhood in 1946 map south closer to claremont
View Tekoppel district
a continuation of water/riverside St
where road narrows
LOCATION => intersection of Seminary Rd and Duesner Rd Unionville was laid out in 1820 by Joseph McDowell. The town, however, never developed and today nothing remains 1946 map shows old settlement at SE corner duesner and happe
See Unionville on a map
AKA: Vaughan
rr stop rr and Duesner train bridge built 1885 appears 1899 atlas vaughan Sometime after 1934 the second "A" was dropped and the old railroad crossing is now Vaughn
In 1839 map
Union township
Along Henderson Rd somewhere near where Newman Rd intersects
Last appears in 1865 map
No trace left possibly wiped out by flooding?
german - vienna (new harmony road and vienna rd) platted 1838 john morgan overly ambitious settlement of nearly 200 lots still around 1899 atlas reverted to corn fields vienna G gone
villa sites - south of riverside near lodge illiterate Villa Sites was a rather depressed area - call it a slum - on the southeast side, but I am unsure of the boundaries redeveloped parkside terrace subdivision 1970s next to city landfill (across lodge to west) lilac/van bibber east side of lodge anthony c oats park/pool
The Washington Avenue Historic District includes several turn-of-the-century
homes of Evansville's white collar workers. Primarily focused on houses on
Washington Ave, the district includes several other streets.
spurred by streetcar service late 1800s
madison, grand, gum, parrett
wash ave
http://www.historiclandmarks.org/news/2007_10Most/10most07-8.html
http://www.historiclandmarks.org/SavingPlaces/10Most/Pages/WashingtonAvenueHD.aspx
http://www.courierpress.com/news/2007/feb/13/local-strip-is-placed-on-historic-at-risk-list/
View Washington district
washington terrace alvord from lincoln to washington
western terrace - north side upper mt vernon craig to helfrich subdivision on west side off of Upper Mt Vernon
Wheeler / wheeler drive - walnut 8th mulberry 4th parrett adams/shawnee ohio river
The Peoria Decatur & Evansville Railroad built through the county in 1881. This station was located just north of where the railroad intersected with Orchard Rd. Now an overpass Nothing remains. Wilcox is near the top of a hill that is the toughest to climb on this part of the line. The IC often used helper engines here. In 1940, it often took an hour or more to push a train over the hill. Wilcox appears to have been nothing but the location where the helper service cut off. orchard rd and RR (w of fischer) 1934 atlas http://www.thepde.info/Stations/Wilcox.htm train added 1881
See Stringtown
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