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Neighborhoods

Akin Park*
Alvord Blvd*
Angel Mounds
Armstrong
Avondale
Babytown
Baptisttown
Bayard Park*
Belknap
Bellemeade*
Blankenburg
Boehne Camp*
Boxtown
Burdette Park*
Country Club Meadows
Culver*
Cypress
Darmstadt
Daylight*
Dogtown
Downtown
Earle
Elliott
Erskine Station
Evansville State Hosptial*
Fairplay
Forest Park*
Gear Town
Germantown
Goosetown
Harwood
Highland
Hillsdale
Howell
Independence*
Ingle Station
Inglefield
Ingleside
Jacobsville
Jimtown
Kasson
Knob Hill
Kratzville
Lamasco
Lakewood Hills
Lincolnshire*
Lock and Dam 48*
Lombard Ave*
Martin
McCutchan Station
McCutchanville*
Melody Hill
Mesker Park*
Mt Auburn
Mud Center
Newtonville
Nisbet
North Main
Oakdam
Olmstead
Rahm
Red Bank
Riverside*
Rosedale
St George
St joseph*
St Wendel*
Saundersville
Shawnee Heights
Smithland
Smyrna
Smythe
Stacer
Stahlhoefer Shotgun*
Stringtown
Unionville
Vaughn
Vienna
Villa Sites
Washington Ave*
West Heights
Zipp

* - Historic District

*akin park

Akin Park - washington kentucky covert us41


*alvord boulevard

Alvord Blvd? - alvord from lloyd to washington


Angel Mounds

knight - angel mounds


Armstrong

armstrong - armstrong (armstrong station peoria decatur evansville rr) Armstrong Populated Place Vanderburgh Kasson 469 feet 38.109ºN 87.647ºW A cynthiana and armstrong rd armstrong community center


Avondale

avondale - across pigeon creek on first (pigeon, diamond, colorado first/edgar http://local.evpl.org/views/viewimage.asp?ID=674304) blue collar same as beverly heights, north of diamond bypass?


Babytown

'Babytown' 'TOWNSHIP' => 'Perry', 'LOCATION' => '', 'LAT' => 38.00111284523273, 'LONG' => -87.6234233379364, 'ENC' => 'iw|fFbmxuOjE`EeObNaNr@CgH~Is@|LyJ', 'LEVEL' => 'BBBBBBB', 'DESC' => 'Harmony Way near Rose Ave, aka Perryville', babytown - west side blue collar

Ballard - us41 lincoln evans' lloyd

Baptisttown (also Baptist Town)

black illiterate enclave known as baptisttown by 1890s baptisttown - 8th and canal and lincoln 8th/canal


*bayard park

white collar 'Bayard Park' => array( 'DESC' => 'Gum, Kentucky, Blackford and Garvin Sts'
View Bayard Park district


Belknap

'Belknap' 'TOWNSHIP' => 'Perry', 'LOCATION' => 'Hogue Rd and Creamery Rd, near RR tracks', 'LAT' => 37.98332704815068, 'LONG' => -87.68823623657227, 'ENC' => 'cxyfFf}evO@oV`I?DjVmIB', 'LEVEL' => 'BBBBB', 'DESC' => 'Also Belknap Station l&n rr stop 1870s', Belknap Populated Place Vanderburgh West Franklin 443 feet 37.983ºN 87.688ºW hogue rd and creamery


*bellemeade

Bellemeade/Bayard Park - lincoln garvin wash us41


Blankenburg

blankenburg - fulton near cedar hall blue collar coal mines near fulton north between pigeon creek and rr


Boehne Camp

'Boehne Camp' 'TOWNSHIP' => 'Perry', 'LOCATION' => 'Boehne Camp Rd between Hogue Rd and RR tracks', 'LAT' => 37.98823580091175, 'LONG' => -87.64558911323547, 'ENC' => 'mwzfFhr|uO`OJC`^cMHaBkJf@oS', 'LEVEL' => 'BBBBBB', 'DESC' => 'Boehne Camp Road',


Boxtown

boxtown - pigeon creek and 5th ave illiterate


Burdette Park

'Burdette Park' 'TOWNSHIP' => 'Perry', 'LOCATION' => '', 'LAT' => 37.94421442248682, 'LONG' => -87.64313220977783, 'ENC' => 'garfF`y}uOpK}CC}x@aSiAVny@vC\bAzD', 'LEVEL' => 'BBBBBBB', 'DESC' => '',

Business 41? - kentucky lloyd us41 pigeon creek CCIA - center city improv assoc garvin washington (not including n side of wash) 8th 7th/mlk mulberry 8th liberty way/canal lincoln CHAIN - cedar hall assoc for improvement of the neighborhood franklin 7th columbia pigeon creek first tenn fulton

Country Club Meadows

Country Club Meadows mill road and first near country club

cullen/hoosier# - cullen hoosier bellemeade washington

*culver

'Culver' => array( 'DESC' => 'Madison Ave., Riverside Dr., Emmett and Venice Sts' Culver - shawnee/adams se riverside (including sw side) riverside garvin madison 2nd
View Culver district


Cypress

See Dogtown


Darmstadt

scott - darmstadt founded 1822 intersection B-NH and princeton road Darmstadt Populated Place Vanderburgh Evansville North 479 feet 38.099ºN 87.579ºW S


Daylight

Daylight Populated Place Vanderburgh Daylight 407 feet 38.094ºN 87.491ºW 57 and green scott - daylight 1890s (rr & north green river)

Dexter? - st james bellemeade vann wash

Dogtown

'Dogtown' 'TOWNSHIP' => 'Union', 'LOCATION' => 'Intersection of Old Henderson Rd and Cypress Dale Rd', 'LAT' => 37.914384, 'LONG' => -87.629721, 'ENC' => 'PLuolfF~zyuO`TcFnEpSwKpCaK`@oAaR', 'LEVEL' => 'BBBBBB', 'DESC' => 'Also Cypress http://www.courierpress.com/news/2008/sep/14/meet-you-at-dogtown/', dogtown inn


downtown

downtown 'DESC' => '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


Earle

scott - earle Earle Populated Place Vanderburgh Evansville North 453 feet 38.086ºN 87.513ºW S boonville nw and petersburgh hornets nest

Eastview? - weinbach pollack vann riverside

Elliott

Elliott Populated Place Vanderburgh Daylight 417 feet 38.122ºN 87.473ºW hwy 57 south of base line rd near bend in interstate


Erskine Station

center - erskine station (rr stop) Erskine Station Populated Place Vanderburgh Evansville North 380 feet 38.041ºN 87.541ºW petersburg and 41


*evansville state hospital

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


Fairplay

'TOWNSHIP' => 'Union', 'LOCATION' => 'Old Henderson Rd near Farm Field Rd', 'LAT' => 37.82864135758606, 'LONG' => -87.6317811012268, 'ENC' => '', 'LEVEL' => '', 'DESC' => 'Historic Post Office'


Fickas Road? - near green river and i164

*forest park / forest hills / reitz hill - barker and penn

Garvinwood? - lloyd rotherwood' virginia us41

[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


Germantown

germantown G


Goosetown

Goosetown - mulberry mlk/7th 8th washington (including north side) garvin madison 2nd adams parrett 4th goosetown - 4th and adams blue collar

gum/bayard/park/chandler? -

Harwood

+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

Helfrich? - near helfrich park st joe maryland (including park and school) helfrich lane' mt vernon marine illinois

Highland

+Highland Populated Place Vanderburgh Evansville North 482 feet 38.040ºN 87.573ºW 41 near airport / kratzville and first highland inn highland sanitarium highland school


Hillsdale

Hillsdale Populated Place Vanderburgh Evansville North 449 feet 38.083ºN 87.551ºW 41 near radio ave, north of hillsdale rd


Howell

'TOWNSHIP' => 'Perry', Howell was a railroad town on the "far west" side centered around the old Howell Train Yard. It was named after Lee Howell, the local general freight agent for the L&N Railroad. It was annexed by the city in 1916 Howell - tekoppel koressel RR barker howell park stinson broadway HOwell school and bank. library and churches howell train yards
View Howell district


Independence

Originally platted as the city of Lamasco, Independence traces its roots back to 1836. However, when Lamasco and Evansville merged in 1857, the section of the city west of Pigeon Creek retained its independence. The new city, aptly named Independence, extended from Pigeon Creek to St Joe Ave and from the Ohio River to Marlyand St. The town eventually was annexed by the city in 1870, but retains its distinct identity.

Located within the Independence area is the Independence Historic District. It primarily includes several commercial buildings on Franklin St and many of the distinct homes on Wabash Ave, as well as other historic buildings.

This area closely aligns with the Lamasco Neighborhood Association.

View Independence district


Ingle Station

center - ingle station (rr stop)


Inglefield

scott - inglefield (e&th rr stop) Inglefield Populated Place Vanderburgh Evansville North 472 feet 38.108ºN 87.559ºW S formerly sandersville


Ingleside

ingleside - between barker and broadway ingleside school

iriqouis garden# - lloyd green river lincoln congress (including w side)

Jacobsville

jacobsville - 2nd ave, garvin, lloyd, diamond old jacobsville - north of columbia to morgan between 1st and main blue collar Jacobsville - diamond first lloyd garvin enlow governor jacobsville park schools were baker and columbia


Jimtown

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


Kasson

german - kasson c1880 +Kasson Populated Place Vanderburgh Kasson 544 feet 38.017ºN 87.636ºW G kasson school kasson sign on new harmony road near harmony way Y

kathlene/jeanette# - i164 green river pollack vann

Knob Hill

Knob Hill Populated Place Vanderburgh Evansville North 462 feet 38.032ºN 87.519ºW st george and oak hill nw


Kratzville

+Kratzville Populated Place Vanderburgh Evansville North 433 feet 38.023ºN 87.586ºW mill road and kratzville kratzville rd


Lamasco

Originally a separate town, Lamasco comes from a combination of the names of its founders Law, McCall, and Scott. The town was founded in 1836 to the west and laid out using cardinal directions, whereas Evansville was oriented parallel to the river. The border ran from First Ave (Fulton Ave south of Division) to St Joseph Ave and from the river north to Maryland St.

In 1857, the town merged with Evansville forcing several changes in street names -- both had numbered streets. The portion of east of pigeon creek became part of the city, but the west side retained its independence under the clever name Independence.

View the Lamasco district, eastern Lamasco
View the Independence District, western Lamasco


Lakewood Hills

Lakewood Hills Populated Place Vanderburgh Evansville North 390 feet 38.002ºN 87.514ºW 41 between lynch and rr / oak hill e between pigeon and lynch

Lincoln-Bellemeade? - bennighof lincoln weinbach bellemeade
lincoln heights - around cameron mansion

*lincolnshire

Historic district confined to houses on willow? Greater Lincolnshire - lincoln lodge wash us41
View Lincolnshire district


Lock and Dam 48

'TOWNSHIP' => 'Union', 'LOCATION' => 'Old Henderson Rd just northwest of Long Rd', 'LAT' => 37.838581, 'LONG' => -87.676392, 'ENC' => 'ak}eFpzbvO~W}OtGtPcX|Sg[vIiDgU~WoI', 'LEVEL' => 'BBBBBBB', 'DESC' => 'historic district'


*lombard ave

Lorraine Park? - wash weinbach covert boeke

Martin

Populated Place Vanderburgh Kasson 430 feet 38.124ºN 87.674ºW near bend in martin station rd


McCutchanville

center - mccutchanville on old petersburg rd 1830s McCutchanville Populated Place Vanderburgh Evansville North 495 feet 38.064ºN 87.524ºW C mccutchanville school


McCutchan Station

center - mccutchan station (rr stop)


Mechanicsville

center - mechanicsville / stringtown now in city Mechanicsville Populated Place Vanderburgh Evansville North 479 feet 38.034ºN 87.562ºW C stringtown and petersburg rd


Melody Hill

Melody Hill Populated Place Vanderburgh Evansville North 426 feet 38.026ºN 87.516ºW 41 between st george and rr / st george and oak hill sw


*mesker park


mt auburn-mesker park annexed mar 12 1952

Mt. Auburn - marlyand st joe buchanan mt auburn school View Mt Auburn District.


Mud Center

'Mud Center' 'TOWNSHIP' => 'Perry', 'LOCATION' => 'Red Bank Road south of Broadway Ave', 'LAT' => 37.95881642502172, 'LONG' => -87.62772560119629, 'ENC' => 'ebvfFdtzuOZ}x@rpAb@Ljx@}qA?', 'LEVEL' => 'BBBBB', 'DESC' => '', illiterate mud center - south of middle mt vernon and red bank near RR


Newtonville

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 http://web.usi.edu/boneyard/newtonville.htm


Nisbet

(1912 rr stop) Nisbet Populated Place Vanderburgh Cynthiana 436 feet 38.146ºN 87.653ºW nisbet http://www.historiclandmarks.org/feature/feature1002.html nisbetinn

north country club# - mill 1st campground stringtown

north main

oak hill# - oak hill morgan alvord' pigeon creek lynch green river heckel (including north side) ...

Oakdale

taylor - judson - campbell enclave aka sandpit oakdale school also Oakdale-Sweetser between green river rd and river (e riverside) governor st / sweetser? glenwood Glenwood - riverside kentucky veterans memorial http://www.unoevansville.org/Neighborhoods/Glenwood.htm


oakdam po

ne near elliot where petersburg intersects 57

Old Erie - evans lincoln 10th walnut

Olmstead

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. 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 is closely aligns with the Diamond/Stringtown Neighborhood Association.

View the Olmstead district.

Poplar Grove? - barker lloyd tekoppel claremont rheinlander school

Rahm

'Rahm' 'TOWNSHIP' => 'Union', 'LOCATION' => 'Intersection of king and newman, near RR tracks ', 'LAT' => 37.869806, 'LONG' => -87.613134, 'ENC' => 'u|cfFjowuOD_`@~[F?~_@_\G', 'LEVEL' => 'BBBBB', 'DESC' => 'rr stop?',


Red Bank

'Red Bank' 'TOWNSHIP' => 'Perry', 'LOCATION' => 'Red Bank Road near Claremont?', 'LAT' => 37.971, 'LONG' => -87.626, 'ENC' => '', 'LEVEL' => '', 'DESC' => ' red bank north of broadway and middle mt vernon',


*riverside

Considered an affluent area, the Riverside district showcases Evansville's finest homes. The rich riverside/water 1st 2nd 'Riverside' => array( southlane walnut 3rd parrett' North Riverside South
View Riverside district

Rolling Green? - stewart near washington

Rosedale

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 rosedale theater Ross Center? - washington villa covert boeke STAR - lloyd first tenn fulton

St George

center - st george (rr stop)


St Joseph

german - st joseph st joseph and st wendel c1820 as henson settlement Saint Joseph Populated Place Vanderburgh Kasson 548 feet 38.066ºN 87.647ºW G st joseph church


St Wendel

armstrong - st wendel 1850s st wendel church Saint Wendel Populated Place Vanderburgh Kasson 564 feet 38.106ºN 87.697ºW A


Saundersville

scott - saundersville (laid out by john ingle 1819, state road and B-NH


Shawnee Heights

shawnee 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


Smithland

in 1880 map referred to area near kratzville rd and allens lane


Smyrna

knight - smyra (along rr/canal) smyrna K se quarter abandoned


Smythe

knight - smyth's station (along rr/canal) smythe school Smythe Populated Place Vanderburgh Newburgh 390 feet 37.991ºN 87.493ºW green river and morgan

South Lincoln Park Drive? - lincoln park including olive spring john loop

Stacer

scott - stacer station e&th rr stop Stacer Populated Place Vanderburgh Haubstadt 453 feet 38.149ºN 87.567ºW


*stahlhoefer shotgun


Stringtown

Stringtown Populated Place Vanderburgh Evansville North 479 feet 38.021ºN 87.562ºW C same as mechanicsville east side of stringtown and mill

Tepe Park - washington kentucky riverside garvin timber park# - timber park apts

Unionville

'Unionville' 'TOWNSHIP' => 'Union', 'LOCATION' => 'Intersection of Seminary Rd and Duesner Rd', 'LAT' => 37.898258, 'LONG' => -87.6575947, 'ENC' => '', 'LEVEL' => '', 'DESC' => ''

University South? - bellemeade weinbach washington lodge

Vaughn

'Vaughn' 'TOWNSHIP' => 'Union', 'LOCATION' => 'Near Vaughn Rd and Duesner Rd', 'LAT' => 37.901398, 'LONG' => -87.631094, 'ENC' => 'mtifFzvzuOdUmMwIcVmUjGdJd\', 'LEVEL' => 'BBBBB', 'DESC' => 'also vaughan? rr stop?'


Vienna

german - vienna (new harmony road and vienna rd) vienna G gone


Villa Sites

villa sites - south of riverside near lodge illiterate

Vogel-Spring Park? - near vogel weinbach vogel boeke rr track

Washington Ave

The Washington Avenue Historic Diswhite 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. 'Washington' => array( 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


West Heights

west heights 37.987538194570114 -87.61244773864746 Hilltop (west heights) - sonntag maryland harmony way rodenberg craig' (not including e terrace) upper mt vernon rd/mt vernon av west heights school, hilltop inn
This area closely aligns with the Hilltop Neighborhood Association.

View the West Heights district

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 willemette - morgan us41 diamond weinbach

Zipp

Near hamilton golf course