I’ve been compiling this list of street names that have changed over time around Daviess County. These have come from various sources such as the PVA, newspaper articles, old maps, and contributors like you. If you have one to add, please contact us and help us source it so we can validate it.
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| CURRENT NAME | OLD NAME | DESCRIPTION or NOTES: |
|---|---|---|
| 10th St | Littles Ave, Olive St | |
| 11th St | Virginia, Grand Ave, Littles Ave | |
| 12th St | Maryland, Kentucky, Woodland Ave | |
| 13th St | Grace St, Randolph Ave | |
| 14th St | Kentucky, Chestnut St | |
| 15th St | North Ave, Monarch Ave, Rhine St, Lee Ct, Maple | |
| 16th St | Johnson Ave/St | |
| 17th St | Griffith, Todd, Valley Ave | Valley Ave in Seven Hills area |
| 18th St | Johnson's Ln, Kennady Ave, Old Hartford | Kennady Ave in Seven Hills area |
| 19th St | Mohican Ave, First St | 1st St in Seven Hills area |
| 1st St | Cherry, Mohican Ave, Water, Ravine | |
| 20th St | Merrit Ave, South St | 2nd St in Seven Hills area |
| 21st St | Third St | 3rd St in Seven Hills area |
| 22nd St | Fourth St | 4th St in Seven Hills area |
| 23rd St | Fifth St | 5th St in Seven Hills area |
| 24th St | Sixth St | 6th St in Seven Hills area |
| 25th St | Wilson's Ln | 7th St in Seven Hills area |
| 26th St | Eighth St | 8th St in Seven Hills area |
| 2nd St | Main St, South St | |
| 5th Street Rd | Owensboro-Birk City Rd | Source 1954 KY Highway map |
| 7th St | Harriet Ln, Monarch Ave, Whites Ave | |
| 8th St | Mildred St, McCulloch Ave | |
| 9th St | Hughes Ave, McFarland Ave | |
| Ashbyburg Rd | Gelsby Rd | Source 1954 KY Highway map |
| Barnett Rd | Kruger Rd. | Source 1954 KY Highway map |
| Berry Rd | Horrell-Clayton Rd | KY 56 to Riney Rd Source 1954 KY Highway map |
| Breckenridge St | Murray Ave | |
| Burns Rd | Hicks Rd | 1919/1933 Map |
| Byers Ave | Boyd Ln | |
| Calhoun St | Pearl St | |
| Calhoun St | Pearl St | in original Smith-Calhoun plat |
| Campground Rd | Weber Ln | |
| Cecil Rd | Clayton Rd, Harrell Clayton Rd | Source 1954 KY Highway map |
| Cedar St | Mulberry St | |
| Crabtree | Cox Ln, Chapman Ln | |
| Crabtree Ave | "Slop Ln" | per Mack Cambron |
| Ellis Smeathers Rd | Gratzer's Ln | Gratzer property per 1876 atlas, 1950 farm map shows road on border, Article of new Rd from Gratzers to Wrights Landing in late 1900. |
| Ewing Rd | Kimmel St | |
| Fairview Ln | Johnson Rd | Happened in 1953: Article 06/02/1953 |
| Fenwick Rd | Waltrip Rd/Ln | |
| Flanagan Rd (removed) | Mason Ferry Rd | Kimberly Clark property. Ran SW from Sauer Ln 600ft W of Innovative Way |
| Floral Rd | Stump Newman, Yelvington Rd | |
| Foust Ave | Crook St | |
| Frederica St | Livermore Rd | Outside of city limits |
| Free Silver Rd | Spice Knob, Gatewood Dr | |
| Graves Ln | Jack May County Rd | in a 1921 deed |
| Grimes Ave | Pegram Ln | |
| Hagan Lane North | Lower Birk City Rd | Sauer Lane to Stanley Birk City Rd, Source 1954 KY Highway map |
| Hall St | Bowmer, Forrest Ave | |
| Hayden Bridge Rd | Bonneville Rd, Willie Hayden Rd | |
| Hayden Bridge Rd | Simmons Rd | Horrell Rd to KY 279S Source 1954 KY Highway map |
| Hobbs Rd | Clark Rd/Boxtown Rd | Per deed - Clayton |
| Hwy 1207 | Utica & Handyville Rd | 1933 Map |
| Hwy 1389 | Barker Rd | |
| Hwy 142 | Hale Rd, Melheiser Rd | |
| Hwy 142 (between Fields Rd & Hwy 144) | Hale Rd | Per 1933 county map |
| Hwy 1514 | Brushy Fork Rd | |
| Hwy 1554 | French Island Rd | Hamilton Ferry Rd to Oakford Rd, Source 1954 KY Highway map |
| Hwy 258 | St. Joseph-Delaware Rd | Source 1954 KY Highway map |
| Hwy 279 (N of Hwy 56) | Booneville Rd | 1919 County Map |
| Hwy 405 | Owensboro and Hawesville Rd | Outside of city limits |
| Hwy 54 | Leitchfield Rd | Outside of city limits |
| Hwy 554 | Ashbyburg Rd | West from Hwy 81 |
| Hwy 554 | Smith Rd | Between Hwy 431 and Hwy 81 |
| Hwy 56 | Glenn's Bridge Rd | Past Sorgho split off |
| Hwy 56 | Henderson Rd | |
| Hwy 60 E and Hwy 144 | Hardinsburg Rd | Outside of city limits |
| Hwy 662 | Jewel Mill Dam Rd or Shyrock Rd | South of, doesn't really exist anymore. Ran south of Shyrock schoolhouse |
| Hwy 815 from 279 to Lyddane Bridge Rd | Weathington Rd | 1933 map |
| Iglehart Rd | Griffith Rd, Todd Bottoms Rd | |
| Jennings Rd | Wright Bridge Rd | Source 1954 KY Highway map |
| JR Miller Blvd | Lewis St | Ran from Ohio River south |
| Kuegel Ln | Haycraft Road Spur | Source 1954 KY Highway map |
| KY 764 | Whitesville-Oklahoma Rd, Whitesville-Bell's Run Rd | Source: Road Petitions |
| Laketown Rd | Stone Rd | Via 1889 deed for Laketown school |
| Lanham Rd | Knottsville & Longview Public Rd | |
| Lee Rudy Rd | Roost Rd, Berry Road | |
| Legion Blvd | Park Ave | |
| Linden Ave | Taylor Ave | |
| London Pike | Feldpauch Rd | 1919 Map, Road ran from Old Hartford Rd, across Panther Creek, and over to Masonville Habit Rd. |
| Marksberry Rd | Browns Valley, Handyville Rd | |
| McIntyre Rd | Clayton Rd | Source 1954 KY Highway map |
| McJohnston Ave | Razeal Ave | Segment between Bluff and Leitchfield Rd |
| Medley Ln | New Roost Rd, Hobach Rd. | From Bon Harbor toward Stanley, Hobach Source 1954 KY Highway map |
| Medley Rd | Hobach/Hobeck Rd | 1954 Highway Map, 1915 Infantry map |
| Mulligan Rd | Warren Rd | |
| Myles School Rd | Windy Hollow Rd | |
| N Chestnut Grove Rd | Kings Mill Rd | Outside of city limits |
| n/a | Alexander Ln | Doesn't exist anymore. Ran from east entrance of Legion Park running to the current Parkway Dr South crossing Horse Fork Creek to a farm/home. |
| n/a | McAfee Rd | Connected Hwy 815 just east of campground to Hayden Bridge Rd's 90deg turn. |
| Orchard St | Vine St | |
| Overstreet Rd. | Rudy Rd | Source 1954 KY Highway map |
| Park Plaza Dr | Adams Ave | 1920 Census Map, South Park Add |
| Parrish Ave | Chautauqua Ave | |
| Parrish Ave | Henderson Rd | Outside of city limits |
| Plum St | Shelby St | |
| Reid Rd | John G. Howard Rd | Extension from Graham Ln to Hwy 60/144 (Reid's) |
| Riney Rd | Berry Rd | Source 1954 KY Highway map |
| Riney Rd, Berry Rd | Steamport Rd | |
| Robin Rd | Junction Ave | Per 1900-1940 City Voting Dist Maps |
| Robin Rd | Lee Ave, Junction Ave | |
| Roby Rd | Pleasant Valley, Whitesville Rd | |
| Rudy Rd | Fuzua Rd | Source 1954 KY Highway map |
| Scherm Rd. | Grassy Flats Rd | Source 1954 KY Highway map |
| Steamboat Rd | Worthington Rd | |
| Stephens Rd | Stowers Rd/Rafferty Ln | Source 1954 KY Highway map |
| Stinnett Rd | Morris Rd | Just east of Yelvington |
| Stratford Dr | West Linden Ave | |
| Sutherlin Ln | Sublett Rd | |
| Sutton Ln | Beachump's Passway | |
| Tamerack Rd | Bridge Rd | Source 1954 KY Highway map |
| Thruston Dermont Rd | Howard Rd | |
| Thruston Dermont Rd | Macedonia Rd | 1919 Map, shows from Dermont up to Reid Rd. |
| Todd Bridge Rd | Grismere Rd, Big Ditch Rd | Big Ditch Rd south of Panther Creek |
| Veteran's Blvd | Water St/Front St | |
| W 5th St Rd | Worthington Rd | |
| W Warwick Dr | E Oak Ave | |
| Willis Ave | Elm St | in original Smith-Calhoun plat |
| Woodlawn Ave | Cherokee Ave | |
| Worthington Rd | Sands Rd | Per JJRiney |
| W 5th St Rd | Peoples Rd | Per JJRiney |
