Historic Evansville

Street renames

Here is a detailed list of street renames in Evansville through the years. The two most substantial ones were when the numbering system was conceived in 1873 and the one in 1929 when that system was signicantly altered. For a complete list of streets check out our street list.

May 1873

In May of 1873, the city passed an ordinance to rename several streets. The biggest aim was to remove confusion between Evansville's and Lamasco's numbered streets and to eliminate duplicate street names. At the same time the city adopted a numbering system for establishing street adresses.

OLD	NEW	NOTES
1st St (Lamasco)	Alabama St
2nd St (Lamasco)	Vermont St	Independence portion
	High St	Lamasco portion from Fifth Ave to Walker St
	Bond St	Lamasco portion from Goodsell to Bond
3rd St (Lamasco)	Ohio St
4th St (Lamasco)	Pennsylvania St
5th St (Lamasco)	Indiana St	Independence portion (Lamasco portion was Canal St)
6th St (Lamasco)	Illinois St
7th St (Lamasco)	Michigan St
8th St (Lamasco)	Virginia St
9th St (Lamasco)	Iowa St
10th St (Lamasco)	Delaware St
11th St (Lamasco)	Columbia St
12th St (Lamasco)	Maryland St
13th St (Lamasco)	Oregon St
14th St (Lamasco)	Missouri St
15th St (Lamasco)	Louisiana St
16th St (Lamasco)	Nevada St
17th St (Lamasco)	Florida St
18th St (Lamasco)	Georgia St
19th St (Lamasco)	Tennessee St
Adams St	Michigan St
Ann St (Jacobsville)	Harriet St
Ann St	Pennsylvania St	from First Ave to Division St (Court St)
	Division St	from Division St (Court St) eastward
Ashland Pl	1st St
Avon Pl	2nd St
Brown St	Bell St
Canal St (Baptisttown)	Douglass St
Canal St (Lamasco)	Indiana St
Canal St (Lower)	First Ave
Canal St (Rowleytown)	Division St
Center St (Baptisttown)	Grant St
Center St (Lower)	2nd St
Center St	Sumner St
Cross St	Gum St
Dixon St	Elliott St
Elm St	Ingle St
Ewing St	Water St
Front St	Water St
German St	Mary St
Hamilton St	Illinois St
Harrison St	Gum St
Honest John St	Ohio St
Jefferson St	Indiana St
Leet St	Third Ave
Market St (Rowleytown)	LaFayette Ave
Market St	Second Ave
Newburg Rd	Lincoln Ave
Orange St	Walnut St
Smith St	Heidelbach Ave
Union Pl	Water St
Wheeler St	Mulberry St
[no name]	Heinlein Ave	Heinlein's addition
[no name]	Indiana St	Shanklin's addition, running W-E
[no name]	Illinois St	Shanklin's addition
[no name]	Franklin St	Shanklin's addition
[no name]	Michigan St	Shanklin's addition
[no name]	Sherman St	Shanklin's addition, nearest to Heidelbach & Elsas enlargement running N-S
[no name]	Morton St	next east
[no name]	Hendricks St	next east
[street leading to Saltwells]	Maryland St	west from Fulton Ave

August 1882

Several streets in the growing southeast section beyond Culver were named as well as St Joseph Ave and Bellevue Ave on the west side. Additionally, a few streets were renamed including Washington St, which was likely changed to avoid confusion with Washington Ave.

OLD	NEW	NOTES
[no name]	Monroe St	first street south of Madison Ave (Parrett's Enlargement)
[no name]	Jackson Ave	next south
[no name]	Taylor Ave	next south
[no name]	St Joseph Ave	western boundary of city between Perry and Pigeon Townships
[no name]	Bellevue Ave	street between Eighth and Ninth Aves, from Pennsylvania St to Delaware St
Gum St	Chandler Ave	from Water St to Chandler St
Chandler St	Chandler Ave
Center St	Governor St	from Lincoln Ave to Columbia St
Washington St	Garfield Ave	from Pennsylvania to Columbia St

November 1886

Two small streets, Mardulia and Cowan, were renamed to Blackford Ave.

OLD	NEW	NOTES
Mardulia St	Blackford Ave	E Blackford (from 4th St east)
Cowan St	Blackford Ave	Blackford (from 2nd to 4th)

September 1888

Sections of 4th St and Parrett St become part of 3rd St, connecting it to 2nd St. This may have later been undone as Parrett presently goes to Powell.

OLD	NEW	NOTES
4th St	3rd St	Blackford Ave to Washington Ave
Parrett St	3rd St	Washington Ave to 2nd St

October 1892

Powell St is renamed Powell Ave.

OLD	NEW	NOTES
Powell St	Powell Ave

August 1894

Bayless St becomes a continuation of Adams St, explaining the street's bend at Haynie's Corner.

OLD	NEW	NOTES
Bayless St	Adams Ave

May 1899

The residential part of Water St was renamed Riverside Ave (later becomes Riverside Dr along with the rest of Water St).

OLD	NEW	NOTES
Upper Water St	Riverside Ave	Walnut St to south line of Ewing's Addition (parallel with Jackson St)

1907

Streets in the Jacobsville area were renamed to align with Evansville streets to the south.

OLD	NEW	NOTES
Jacobs Ave	Edgar St	Renamed June
Dunk's Ave	Oakley St	Renamed July

1929

Planning for future development, the city plan commission instituted several changes in 1929. Older, shorter streets were renamed with streets that lined up (or nearly lined up). The growing city again encountered duplicate street names which it was forced to rename. Additionally, a considerable change in how the streets were numbered resulted in several homes changing their address. For more information on the renumbering click here.

OLD	NEW	NOTES
Adams Ave	E Adams Ave	East from 4th St
Adams Ave	Waterworks Rd	West from Riverside Ave
Allen St	Cedar St?	East from ICRR
Bartlett Ave	Harlan Ave	Division St to Virginia St
Blackford Ave	E Blackford Ave	East from Parrett St
Broadway Ave	Harlan Ave	Lincoln Ave to Division St
Campbell St	Judson St
Campus Rd	Rotherwood Ave	Lincoln Ave to Walnut St
Chandler Ave	Bayard Park Dr	Lodge Ave to Frederick St
Chandler Ave	E Chandler Ave	East from angle northeast of 4th St
Cherry St	E Cherry St	East from angle northeast of 10th St
Cleveland Ave	Tennessee St
Cunningham Ave	Hartz Ave	Division St to ES&NRR
Division St	Pennsylvania St	Pennsylvania St to Main St
Division St	Court St	Pennsylvania St to Riverside Ave
Fares Ave	Kerth Ave	Virginia St to Columbia St
First Ave	4th St	Division St to Pennsylvania St
4th St	Parrett St	Adams Ave to angle southeast of Chandler Ave
Fulton Ave	N Fulton Ave	North from Division St
Geil Ave	Florida St
Genung St	Hollywood Ave	James Ave to Garland Ave
Gum St	E Gum St	East from angle at 8th St
Grant St	Judson St
Heinlein Ave	Fourth Ave
Jackson Ave	Taylor Ave	Gilbert Ave to Lodge Ave
Kathryn St		WHOLE ***?***
Louisiana St	Missouri St	Second Ave to Fulton Ave
Main St		North from Riverside Ave ***?***
McCormick Ave	Morton Ave
McDonald St	Kerth Ave
Missouri St	Oregon St	from Heinlein Ave (Fourth Ave) to Fulton Ave
Morris St	Morton Ave
Mulberry St	E Mulberry St	East from Grant St (Judson St)
Nevada St	Louisiana St	Third Ave to Fulton Ave
Ohio St	Forest Ave	McDowell Ave to Lemcke Ave
Park Ln	Park Pl	Riverside Ave to Sunset Park
Powell Ave	E Powell Ave	East from angle at Parrett St
Riverside Ave	E Riverside Ave	East from angle west of Howard St
Reis Ave	Dreier Blvd	Marion Ave to Forest Ave
Reis Ave	Forest Ave	Dreier Blvd to McDowell Ave
Richardt Blvd	Hillcrest Ter	Barker Ave to Dreier Blvd
Rose Ave	Fares Ave	Division St to Columbia St
Ross Ave	Willow Rd	Lincoln Ave to Virginia St
Rowley St	Elliott St
Second Ave	Market St	Division St to Pennsylvania St
2nd St	Emmett St	Emmett St to Riverside Ave
Walnut St	E Walnut St	East from angle at 11th St
Water St	Riverside Ave	Locust St to Pigeon Creek
Austin Ave	Hartmetz Ave	Tekoppel Ave to L&NRR
Chandler Ave	Bayard Park Dr	Weinbach Ave to Taft Ave
Evelyn Ave	Marion Ave	Ingle Ave to Barker Ave
Ewing Ave	Monroe Ave
Helen Ave	Marion Ave	Tekoppel Ave to Walker Ave
Helen Ave	Hartmetz Ave	L&NRR to Leslie St
Kenwood Ave	E Powell Ave	Weinbach Ave to Taft Ave
Poplar Ave	Austin Ave	Tekoppel Ave to L&NRR
Powell Ave	E Chandler Ave	Weinbach Ave to Taft Ave
Rose Ave	Fares Ave	Columbia St to Morgan Ave
Saunders Ave	Harriett St
Slaughter Ave	Division St	East from Weinbach Ave
Woods Ave	Elm St	Ziegler Ave to Cook Ave (Forest Ave)***?***

For additional street changes, please view the street listing for individual streets.