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The following is a list of streets in City of Charlottesville and where there names are derived from.  
The following is a list of streets in City of Charlottesville and where there names are derived from.  
Many of the names of these streets can be found on historic [[maps of Charlottesville]].
==Guide to streets==
==Guide to streets==
The system of numbering the streets is somewhat similar to the Washington plan. Each block represents 100 numbers, whether heading east, west, north or south.  The city is divided into four sections.<ref>https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x000196692&view=1up&seq=33</ref>
The system of numbering the streets is somewhat similar to the Washington plan. Each block represents 100 numbers, whether heading east, west, north or south.  The city is divided into four sections.<ref>https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x000196692&view=1up&seq=33</ref>


*'''Fifth''' &ndash; South of 500 W Main Street
:'''Fifth''' &ndash; South of 500 W Main Street
*'''First''' &ndash;  North of East Main and East of North First, or Northeast  
:'''First''' &ndash;  North of East Main and East of North First, or Northeast  
*'''Second''' &ndash; South of East Main and east of South First, or Southeast
:'''Second''' &ndash; South of East Main and east of South First, or Southeast
*'''Third''' &ndash; North of West Main and west of North First, or Northwest
:'''Third''' &ndash; North of West Main and west of North First, or Northwest
*'''Fourth''' &ndash; South from 402 West Main
:'''Fourth''' &ndash; South from 402 West Main
*'''Sixth-and-a-Half''' &ndash; South from 606 Dice
:'''Sixth-and-a-Half''' &ndash; South from 606 Dice
*'''Seventh-and-a-Half''' &ndash; South from 620 Dice
:'''Seventh-and-a-Half''' &ndash; South from 620 Dice
*'''Main''' &ndash; The dividing line between north and south streets, runs east from First to C & O Lower Depot, and west from First to University.  
:'''Main''' &ndash; The dividing line between north and south streets, runs east from First to [[C & O Lower Depot]] and west from First to University. The main Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Station, being located under the present day [[Belmont Bridge]].  
*'''First''' &ndash; The dividing line between east and west streets, runs north and south from Main to city limits.
:'''First''' &ndash; The dividing line between east and west streets, runs north and south from Main to city limits.
:
 
From the book ''The Code of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia'' (1909) "General Ordinances" chapter:<ref>Charlottesville (Va.), et al. The Code of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia: Containing the Charter As Amended and Re-enacted As a Whole (approved March 14, 1908), the Constitutional and Legislative Provisions of the State Relating to Cities, and the General Ordinances of the City Enacted As a Whole August 6th, 1909, In Effect September 1st, 1909. Michie Co, 1909.</ref><blockquote>'''Sec. 148. Numbering and naming streets.'''</blockquote><blockquote>Main Street shall be the east and west line from which all houses and lot numbers shall be counted, those to the north of Main Street, as north, and those to the south of Main Street, as south. </blockquote><blockquote>All streets maintaining comparative parallelism with Main Street shall retain their present names. The meridian street shall be Thirty-Third or Green Street, but shall be known as North First or South First Street, as indicated by its position north or south of Main Street. </blockquote><blockquote>What is known as Thirty-Second or Church Street north of Main Street shall be known as North Second Street East, its continuation south of Main Street, as South Second Street East. What is now known as Thirty-Fourth Street, shall be known as North Second Street West or South Second Street West, as the case may be. </blockquote><blockquote>Whether one goes east or west, the streets running so as to intersect Main, actually or by supposed extension shall be known by the natural numbers increasing in either direction from the meridian at First Street, save in the matter of Park and Ridge Streets. </blockquote>


==(A)==
==(A)==


*[[Ackley Lane]] - unknown
*[[Ackley Lane]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Agnese Street]] - unknown
*[[Agnese Street]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Ainsley Alley]] - unknown
*[[Ainsley Alley]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Albemarle Street]] - as with [[Albemarle County]], named for [[Willem van Keppel]], 2nd Earl of Albemarle
*[[Albemarle Street]] &ndash; as with [[Albemarle County]], named for [[Willem van Keppel]], 2nd Earl of Albemarle
*[[Alderman Road]] - [[Edwin A. Alderman]], first President of the [[University of Virginia]]
*[[Alderman Road]] &ndash; [[Edwin A. Alderman]], first President of the [[University of Virginia]]
*[[Allen Drive]] - unknown
 
*[[Allied Lane]] - possibly Allied Concrete, founded in 1946 and now located near the street
[[File:1906 - Edwin Anderson Alderman.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Edwin Anderson Alderman, ca. 1906]]
*[[Allied Street]] - possibly Allied Concrete, founded in 1946 and now located near the street
 
*[[Almere Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Allen Drive]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Altamont Circle]] - toponym meaning "high mountain"
*[[Allied Lane]] &ndash; possibly Allied Concrete, founded in 1946 and now located near the street
*[[Altamont Street]] - toponym meaning "high mountain"
*[[Allied Street]] &ndash; possibly Allied Concrete, founded in 1946 and now located near the street
*[[Altavista Avenue]] - toponym meaning "high viewpoint"
*[[Almere Avenue]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Amherst Commons]] - unknown
*[[Altamont Circle]] &ndash; toponym meaning "high mountain"
*[[Amherst Street]] - unknown
*[[Altamont Street]] &ndash; toponym meaning "high mountain"
*[[Amstel Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Altavista Avenue]] &ndash; toponym meaning "high viewpoint"
*[[Anderson Street]] - unknown
*[[Amherst Commons]] &ndash; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amherst_County,_Virginia Amherst County, Virginia]
*[[Angus Road]] - unknown
*[[Amherst Street]] &ndash; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amherst_County,_Virginia Amherst County, Virginia]
*[[Antoinette Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Amstel Avenue]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Antoinette Court]] - unknown
*[[Anderson Street]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Apple Tree Road]] - presumably the tree
*[[Angus Road]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Arbor Circle]] - unknown
*[[Antoinette Avenue]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Arlington Boulevard]] - unknown
*[[Antoinette Court]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Ashby Place]] - possibly Confederate general [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner_Ashby Turner Ashby, Jr.]
*[[Apple Tree Road]] &ndash; botanical name
*[[Augusta Street]] - unknown
*[[Arbor Circle]] &ndash; botanical name
*[[Arlington Boulevard]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Ashby Place]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Augusta Street]] &ndash; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta_County,_Virginia Augusta County, Virginia]
*[[Avon Street]] - the River Avon in England, in reference to the birthplace of William Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon, by Bartlett Bolling, the developer of the Belmont subdivision
*[[Avon Street]] - the River Avon in England, in reference to the birthplace of William Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon, by Bartlett Bolling, the developer of the Belmont subdivision
*[[Azalea Drive]] - "Azalea" estate<ref name=":0">Massie, Frank A., and Virginia School Company. A New and Historical Map of Albemarle County, Virginia. Owned and published by the Virginia School Company, 1907. https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/maps/items/u2716440</ref>
*[[Azalea Drive]] &ndash; "Azalea" estate<ref name=":0">Massie, Frank A., and Virginia School Company. A New and Historical Map of Albemarle County, Virginia. Owned and published by the Virginia School Company, 1907. https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/maps/items/u2716440</ref>


==(B)==
==(B)==


*[[Bailey Road]] - unknown
*[[Bailey Road]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Bainbridge Street]] - unknown
*[[Bainbridge Street]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Baker Street]] - unknown
*[[Baker Street]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Banbury Street]] - unknown
*[[Banbury Street]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Barbour Drive]] - unknown
*[[Barbour Drive]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Barksdale Street]] - The [[Barksdale family]], prominent Albemarle and City of Charlottesville family dating back to the early 1700’s. Members of the family included a soldier in the Revolutionary war. W. R. Barksdale (1828 - 1912) was in JEB Stuart’s command, wounded at the battle of Yellow Tavern in the same engagement in which Stuart was killed. His sons, James Barksdale and John Barksdale, were partners with John Fry to invest in small lots in the neighborhood.   
*[[Barksdale Street]] &ndash; The [[Barksdale family]], prominent Albemarle and City of Charlottesville family dating back to the early 1700s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Albemarle County In Virginia|url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924028785703|author=Rev. Edgar Woods|work=|publisher=The Michie Company, Printers |location=|publishdate=1901|accessdate=May 7, 2019}}</ref> Members of the family included a soldier in the Revolutionary war. W. R. Barksdale (1828 - 1912) was in Confederate general J.E.B. Stuart’s command, wounded at the battle of Yellow Tavern in the same engagement in which Stuart was killed. His sons, James Barksdale and John Barksdale, were partners with John Fry to invest in small lots in the neighborhood.   
*[[Barracks Road]] The [[Albemarle Barracks]], a prisoner-of-war camp for British prisoners during the American Revolutionary War.
*[[Barracks Road]] &ndash; The [[Albemarle Barracks]], a prisoner-of-war camp for British prisoners during the American Revolutionary War.
*[[Baylor Lane]] - unknown
*[[Baylor Lane]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Baylor Place]] - unknown
*[[Baylor Place]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Beechwood Drive]] - presumably the tree
*[[Beechwood Drive]] &ndash; presumably the tree
*[[Belleview Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Belleview Avenue]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Belleview Street]] - unknown
*[[Belleview Street]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Belmont Avenue]] - from the 551-acre estate sold in [[1847]] at auction to [[Slaughter Ficklin]] who renamed it Belmont from the original Belle-mont. (From an English surname of Norman origin, a variant of the surname BEAUMONT, which was derived from place names meaning "lovely hill" in Old French (from beu, bel "fair, lovely" and mont "hill")).
*[[Belmont Avenue]] &ndash; from the 551-acre estate sold in [[1847]] at auction to [[Slaughter Ficklin]] who renamed it Belmont from the original Belle-mont. (From an English surname of Norman origin, a variant of the surname BEAUMONT, which was derived from place names meaning "lovely hill" in Old French (from beu, bel "fair, lovely" and mont "hill")).
*[[Belmont Cottage Lane]] - named for the [[Belmont-Carlton neighborhood]], itself named for the plantation big house on the Belle Mont Estate, [[Belmont House]] (or Belmont Mansion), much of which is part of the former [[Belle Mont Estate]], though the property this street is was not part of the estate. It is a common place name meaning "beautiful mountain."
*[[Belmont Cottage Lane]] &ndash; named for the [[Belmont-Carlton neighborhood]], itself named for the plantation big house on the Belle Mont Estate, [[Belmont House]] (or Belmont Mansion), much of which is part of the former [[Belle Mont Estate]], though the property this street is was not part of the estate. It is a common place name meaning "beautiful mountain."
*[[Belmont Park (Street)|Belmont Park]] - named for adjacent [[Belmont Park]], which itself named for the plantation big house on the Belle Mont Estate, [[Belmont House]] (or Belmont Mansion). It is a common place name meaning "beautiful mountain." [[Belmont Park]] one of the finest neighborhood parks in the City, is bounded by [[Stonehenge Avenue]], [[Rialto Street]] and [[Druid Avenue]]. Plans were finalized in [[1915]] for the establishment of [[Belmont Park]] through donations from [[Paul Goodloe McIntire]], a local businessman and philanthropist. The 3.1 acres of land were bought by McIntire in [[1921]] and he transferred the property to the City to be used as a park and playground for local citizens.  
*[[Belmont Park (Street)|Belmont Park]] &ndash; named for adjacent [[Belmont Park]], which itself named for the plantation big house on the Belle Mont Estate, [[Belmont House]] (or Belmont Mansion). It is a common place name meaning "beautiful mountain." [[Belmont Park]] one of the finest neighborhood parks in the City, is bounded by [[Stonehenge Avenue]], [[Rialto Street]] and [[Druid Avenue]]. Plans were finalized in [[1915]] for the establishment of [[Belmont Park]] through donations from [[Paul Goodloe McIntire]], a local businessman and philanthropist. The 3.1 acres of land were bought by McIntire in [[1921]] and he transferred the property to the City to be used as a park and playground for local citizens.  
*[[Bennett Street]] - unknown
*[[Bennett Street]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Berring Street]] - unknown
*[[Berring Street]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Bing Lane]] - the cherry varietal; intersecting with Rainier Road (another cherry varietal)
*[[Bing Lane]] &ndash; the cherry varietal; intersecting with Rainier Road (another cherry varietal)
*[[Bingler Street]] - unknown
*[[Bingler Street]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Birdwood Court]] and [[Birdwood Road]] - [[Birdwood Estate]], owned by the Garth family
*[[Birdwood Court]] &ndash; [[Birdwood Estate]], owned by the Garth family
*[[Bland Circle]] - likely the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bland_(burgess) Bland] family, a "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Families_of_Virginia First Family of Virginia]"
*[[Birdwood Road]] &ndash; [[Birdwood Estate]], owned by the Garth family
*[[Blenheim Avenue]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blenheim_Palace Blenheim Palace] in England, of many English place names used by the developer of Belmont, [[Bartlett Bolling]]
*[[Bland Circle]] &ndash; likely the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bland_(burgess) Bland] family, a "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Families_of_Virginia First Family of Virginia]"
*[[Blincoe Land|Blincoe Lane]] - unknown
*[[Blenheim Avenue]] &ndash; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blenheim_Palace Blenheim Palace] in England, of many English place names used by the developer of Belmont, [[Bartlett Bolling]]
*[[Blue Ridge Road]] - The Blue Ridge Mountains
*[[Blincoe Land|Blincoe Lane]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Bolling Avenue]] [[Bartlett Bolling]], a member of the Bolling family, Confederate soldier, and neo-Confederate activist. Related by marriage to the second son of General Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Custis, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee (May 31, 1837 – October 15, 1891), also known as W.H.F. Lee. On November 28, 1867, W.H.F. Lee married Mary Tabb Bolling.
*[[Blue Ridge Road]] &ndash; The Blue Ridge Mountains
*[[Bollingwood Road]] - as with Bolling Avenue, [[Bartlett Bolling]]
*[[Bolling Avenue]] &ndash; [[Bolling family]] or a specific Bolling; [[Bartlett Bolling]], a member of the Bolling family, one of the founding member of the [[Belmont Land Company]] (later, the [[Charlottesville Land Corporation]]) developted the neighborhood beginning in 1891 and through the early 20th century, Confederate soldier, and neo-Confederate activist. Related by marriage to the second son of General [[Robert E. Lee]] and Mary Anna ''Custis'' Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee (May 31, 1837 – October 15, 1891), also known as W.H.F. Lee. On November 28, 1867, W.H.F. Lee married Mary Tabb Bolling.
*[[Booker Street]] - possibly [[Booker T. Washington]] or [[Rev. George E. Booker, D.D.]], originally ''Brook Street'' (ca. 1916)  
*[[Bollingwood Road]] - as with Bolling Avenue, [[Bolling family]] or a specific Bolling; [[Bartlett Bolling]]
*[[Booker Street]] &ndash; possibly [[Booker T. Washington]] or [[Rev. George E. Booker, D.D.]], originally ''Brook Street'' (ca. 1916)  


[[File:1916 - Stewart Fuller aka Stuart Fuller.JPG|thumb|400px|In 1919, [[Stewart Fuller]] lived on '''Booker Street''' with his parents, Stewart & Alberta ''Douglas'' Fuller.]]
[[File:1916 - Stewart Fuller aka Stuart Fuller.JPG|thumb|400px|In 1919, [[Stewart Fuller]] lived on '''Booker Street''' with his parents, Stewart & Alberta ''Douglas'' Fuller.]]


*[[Brandon Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Brandon Avenue]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Brandywine Drive]] and [[Brandywine Court]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Brandywine Battle of Brandywine], an important battle during the American Revolutionary War. Part of a cluster of names pertaining to American history in the [[Greenbrier neighborhood]].
*[[Brandywine Drive]] and [[Brandywine Court]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Brandywine Battle of Brandywine], an important battle during the American Revolutionary War. Part of a cluster of names pertaining to American history in the [[Greenbrier neighborhood]].
*[[Briarcliff Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Briarcliff Avenue]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Broad Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Broad Avenue]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Brook Road]] - unknown
*[[Brook Road]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Brookwood Drive]] - unknown
*[[Brookwood Drive]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Brookwood Lane]] - unknown
*[[Brookwood Lane]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Brown Street]] - unknown
*[[Brown Street]] &ndash; ''possibly'' Brown family, owners of the [[Rugby (house)|Rugby]] estate in 1875 or the Brown family of Brown's Cove
*[[Bruce Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Bruce Avenue]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Brunswick Road]] - unknown
*[[Brunswick Road]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Buckingham Road]] - unknown
*[[Buckingham Road]] &ndash; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckingham_County,_Virginia Buckingham County, Virginia]
*[[Buckler Drive]] - unknown
*[[Buckler Drive]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Bunker Hill Drive]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bunker_Hill Battle of Bunker Hill] , an important battle during the American Revolutionary War. Part of a cluster of names pertaining to American history in the [[Greenbrier neighborhood]].
*[[Bunker Hill Drive]] &ndash; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bunker_Hill Battle of Bunker Hill] , an important battle during the American Revolutionary War. Part of a cluster of names pertaining to American history in the [[Greenbrier neighborhood]].
*[[Burgess Lane]] - John Anderson Burgess (1873-1948), moved to Charlottesville in [[1898]]. [[1890]] opened general contractor business at 401-403 E Market Street; employed 20 painters, paper hangers, carpenters (residence listed as ''Woolen Mills Road'', ca. 1914)
*[[Burgess Lane]] &ndash; Burguss Family;
*[[Burnet Street]] - unknown
 
*[[Burnet Way]] - unknown
:Robert Nicholas Burgess (1839 – 1911) born in Albemarle County, served in the Confederate States army from 1861 to 1865 in Company I, Forty-Sixth Virginia Regiment. He began farming immediately upon his return from the army and continued as a farmer and overseer in Albemarle County until April 1881, when he moved to Charlottesville and accepted a position as policeman;
*[[Burnley Avenue]] - Burnley family, notably Nathaniel Burnley (owner of a plantation that included [[Hydraulic Mills]]), Drury Wood Burnley, and [[Carrie Burnley]] (first female principal in Charlottesville City Schools and one of the namesakes of [[Burnley-Moran Elementary School]])
:John Anderson Burgess (1873-1948), moved to Charlottesville in [[1898]]. [[1890]] opened general contractor business at 401-403 E Market Street; employed 20 painters, paper hangers, carpenters (residence listed as ''Woolen Mills Road'', ca. 1914)
 
*[[Burnet Street]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Burnet Way]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Burnley Avenue]] &ndash; Burnley family, notably Nathaniel Burnley (owner of a plantation that included [[Hydraulic Mills]]), Drury Wood Burnley, and [[Carrie Burnley]] (first female principal in Charlottesville City Schools and one of the namesakes of [[Burnley-Moran Elementary School]])


==(C)==
==(C)==


*[[Cabell Avenue]] - The Cabell Family has lived in Charlottesville since arriving in Virginia in 1726. Members of the family served in the American Revolution and help found the University of Virginia<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://small.library.virginia.edu/collections/featured/the-cabell-family-papers-2/biographies/|title=The Cabell Family|last=|first=|publishdate=2018|publisher=University of Virginia Special Collections Library|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=}}</ref>
*[[Cabell Avenue]] &ndash; The Cabell Family has lived in Charlottesville since arriving in Virginia in 1726. Members of the family served in the American Revolution and help found the University of Virginia<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://small.library.virginia.edu/collections/featured/the-cabell-family-papers-2/biographies/|title=The Cabell Family|last=|first=|publishdate=2018|publisher=University of Virginia Special Collections Library|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=}}</ref>
*[[Calhoun Street]] - possibly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Calhoun John C. Calhoun]
*[[Calhoun Street]] &ndash; possibly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Calhoun John C. Calhoun]. Calhoun was political theorist from South Carolina.
*[[Cambridge Circle]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge Cambridge, England]
*[[Cambridge Circle]] &ndash; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge Cambridge, England]
*[[Camellia Drive]] - botanical name
*[[Camellia Drive]] &ndash; botanical name
*[[Cameron Lane]] - unknown
*[[Cameron Lane]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Cargil Lane]] - unknown
*[[Cargil Lane]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Carl Smith Street]] - Carl W. Smith, a major donor to the [[University of Virginia]]
*[[Carl Smith Street]] &ndash; Carl W. Smith, a major donor to the [[University of Virginia]]
*[[Carlton Avenue]] / Carlton Road - estate owned by the Carlton family and extended from present day [[Carlton Road]] up to the foot of [[Monticello Mountain]].
*[[Carlton Avenue]] &ndash; Carlton plantation, near Monticello
*[[Caroline Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Carlton Road]] &ndash; Carlton plantation, near Monticello; originally extended from present day road up to the foot of [[Monticello Mountain]].
*[[Carrollton Terrace]] - unknown
*[[Caroline Avenue]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Carter Lane]] - unknown
*[[Carrollton Terrace]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Castalia Street]] - unknown
*[[Carter Lane]] &ndash; possibly John Carter, namesake of the Carters Mountain range. The street intersects Kenwood Lane, likely named for an estate in the Carters Mountain range.
*[[Cedar Hill Road]] - presumably the tree
*[[Castalia Street]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Cedars Court]] - presumably the tree
*[[Cedar Hill Road]] &ndash; presumably the tree
*[[Center Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Cedars Court]] &ndash; presumably the tree
*[[Chancellor Street]] - unknown
*[[Center Avenue]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Charlton Avenue]] - Originally (ca. 1916) named "Carlton" until the city change the spelling by adding an "h".
 
*[[Chelsea Drive]] - unknown
[[File:Chancellor's Drug Store.JPG|right|none|thumb|Chancellor's Drug Store at [[The Corner]]]]
*[[Cherry Avenue]] - presumably the tree
 
*[[Cherry Street]] - botanical name, in a cluster of tree-themed streets off of Carlton Ave
*[[Chancellor Street]] &ndash; Chancellor family; Doctor J. Edgar Chancellor, served as a surgeon in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and was later "Demonstrator of Anatomy" in the University of Virginia for a number of years and lived in the [[Birdwood Estate]]. His son, Samuel Chancellor, owner and operator of Chancellor’s Drug Store (1415 University Avenue). Sam was one of the first businesses on [[The Corner]] to adopt Coca-Cola products and sell them in mass quantities.<ref>https://news.virginia.edu/content/do-you-know-history-your-favorite-corner-spots</ref>; Originally Staunton Avenue, named for the destination city of Staunton, Virginia.
*[[Chesapeake Street]] - presumably the bay
*[[Charlton Avenue]] &ndash; Originally (ca. 1916) ''Carlton Avenue'' until the city changed the spelling by adding an "h" to disambiguate from the east side Carlton Avenue.
*[[Chestnut Street]] - botanical name, in a cluster of tree-themed streets off of Carlton Ave
*[[Chelsea Drive]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Chisholm Place]] - unknown
*[[Cherry Avenue]] &ndash; botanical name, parallel to Elm and Pine Streets
*[[Christa Court]] - unknown
*[[Cherry Street]] &ndash; botanical name, in a cluster of tree-themed streets off of Carlton Ave
*[[Church Street]] - unknown
*[[Chesapeake Street]] &ndash; presumably the bay
*[[City Walk Way]] - adjacent City Walk Apartments
*[[Chestnut Street]] &ndash; botanical name, in a cluster of tree-themed streets off of Carlton Ave
*[[Clarke Court]] - likely the Clark/Clarke family, one of the "First Families of Virginia," from which [[George Rogers Clark]] and William Clark are members.
*[[Chisholm Place]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Cleveland Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Christa Court]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Coleman Court]] - unknown
*[[Church Street]] &ndash; Named for [[Hinton Avenue United Methodist Church]]
*[[Coleman Street]] - unknown
*[[City Walk Way]] &ndash; adjacent City Walk Apartments
*[[Commerce Street]] - unknown
*[[Clarke Court]] &ndash; likely the Clark/Clarke family, one of the "First Families of Virginia," from which [[George Rogers Clark]] and William Clark are members.
*[[Concord Avenue]] - likely named for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord Battle of Concord] during the American Revolution; parallel to Yorktown Drive
*[[Cleveland Avenue]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Concord Drive]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord Battle of Concord], an important battle during the American Revolutionary War. Part of a cluster of names pertaining to American history in the [[Greenbrier neighborhood]].
*[[Coleman Court]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Copeley Road]] - unknown
*[[Coleman Street]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Cottage Lane]] - one of several streets named for the property surrounding [[Rugby Hall]], formerly owned by Confederate general [[Thomas L. Rosser]]. Cottage Lane runs between Rugby Hall (908 Cottage Lane) and two cottages (907 and 909 Cottage Lane) that were owned by Rosser in the late 19th century. For a time the cottages were rented out by the Rossers to help generate income.<ref>Sheridan R. Barringer, ''Custer's Gray Rival'', (Burlington, NC, 2019), 249.</ref>
*[[Commerce Street]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Cottonwood Road]] - presumably the tree
*[[Concord Avenue]] &ndash; likely named for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord Battle of Concord] during the American Revolution; parallel to Yorktown Drive
*[[Court Square]] - unknown
*[[Concord Drive]] &ndash; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord Battle of Concord], an important battle during the American Revolutionary War. Part of a cluster of names pertaining to American history in the [[Greenbrier neighborhood]].
*[[Cream Street]] - unknown
*[[Copeley Road]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Cresap Road]] - unknown
*[[Cottage Lane]] &ndash; one of several streets named for the property surrounding [[Rugby Hall]], formerly owned by Confederate general [[Thomas L. Rosser]]. Cottage Lane runs between Rugby Hall (908 Cottage Lane) and two cottages (907 and 909 Cottage Lane) that were owned by Rosser in the late 19th century. For a time the cottages were rented out by the Rossers to help generate income.<ref>Sheridan R. Barringer, ''Custer's Gray Rival'', (Burlington, NC, 2019), 249.</ref>
*[[Crestmont Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Cottonwood Road]] &ndash; presumably the tree
*[[Crispell Drive]] - likely Kenneth R. Crispell, dean of the University of Virginia Medical School, 1962-1971<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/26/us/kenneth-r-crispell-79-dean-and-health-expert-on-presidents.html|title=Kenneth R. Crispell, 79, Dean And Health Expert on Presidents|last=|first=|publishdate=Aug. 26, 1996|publisher=New York Times|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2020-10-14}}</ref>
 
*[[Cutler Lane]] - unknown
[[File:1906 - Court House.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Albemarle County Court House. Located at the corner of Jefferson and Park St., this photograph actually shows the portion built in 1859-60. The rear, or north wing, dates to 1803. ''Source: Albemarle Historical Society'']]
*[[Cynthianna Avenue]] - unknown
 
*[[Court Square]] &ndash; Courthouse House Square, historical term refers to the square in the middle of a town where the county courthouse is located.
 
[[File:1914 - Albemarle Ice Cream.JPG|right||none|thumb|Albemarle Creamery Co. located at 709 Brown Street, ca. 1914;  J. B. Andrews, pres, H. F. Wilde sec. and mgr.]]
 
*[[Cream Street]] &ndash; Just a bit off [[West Main Street]] in the [[Starr Hill Neighborhood]] it was named after a type of business. In [[1914]], Charlottesville had two creameries, with the Albemarle Creamery Co., Inc. standing at 709 Brown Street, on the north side of the street east of [[Charlottesville Union Station |Union Station]]. 
*[[Cresap Road]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Crestmont Avenue]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Crispell Drive]] &ndash; likely Kenneth R. Crispell, dean of the University of Virginia Medical School, 1962-1971<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/26/us/kenneth-r-crispell-79-dean-and-health-expert-on-presidents.html|title=Kenneth R. Crispell, 79, Dean And Health Expert on Presidents|last=|first=|publishdate=Aug. 26, 1996|publisher=New York Times|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2020-10-14}}</ref>
*[[Cutler Lane]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Cynthianna Avenue]] &ndash; unknown


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==(D)==


*[[Dairy Road]] - unknown
*[[Dairy Road]] - unknown
*[[Dale Avenue]] - Originally (1895-1916) named ''Belmont Avenue''
*[[Dale Avenue]] - Originally (1895-1916) named Belmont Avenue, renamed to disambiguate from the east side Belmont Avenue
*[[Dalton Lane]] - unknown
*[[Dalton Lane]] - unknown
*[[Danbury Court]] - unknown
*[[Danbury Court]] - Danbury, Connecticut (co-located with Waterbury, Greenwich, and Hartfort Courts, which abbreviates to "Ct" same as the abbreviation for Conneticut)
*[[Darien Terrace]] - unknown
*[[Darien Terrace]] - unknown
*[[David Terrace]] - unknown  
*[[David Terrace]] - unknown  
*[[Davis Avenue]] - [[Davis family]] or a specific Davis; [[R. M. Davis]] subdivision developer early 1970’s.  
*[[Davis Avenue]] - Davis family, named by [[R. M. Davis]] who developed the subdivision around the street in the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://correctingthenarrative.org/posts/davis-field/Davis_Field.pdf|title=|last=|first=|publishdate=|publisher=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=}}</ref> 
*[[Del Mar Drive]] - unknown
*[[Del Mar Drive]] - unknown
*[[Delevan Street]] - unknown
*[[Delevan Street]] - unknown
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*[[Dice Street]] – Dice family or specifically Dr. Dice whose house was located in 1877 at the 300 of Dice block south of Garrett Street  
*[[Dice Street]] – Dice family or specifically Dr. Dice whose house was located in 1877 at the 300 of Dice block south of Garrett Street  
*[[Douglas Avenue]] - ''probably'' the Douglas family who owned the Rose Valley estate north of the city. A Reaves family owned a lot around the turn of the twentieth century that was called “The Grove” and included the area east of [[Douglas Avenue]] to “Coal Bin Hill”, or near the present day [[Chestnut Street]] area.
*[[Douglas Avenue]] - ''probably'' the Douglas family who owned the Rose Valley estate north of the city. A Reaves family owned a lot around the turn of the twentieth century that was called “The Grove” and included the area east of [[Douglas Avenue]] to “Coal Bin Hill”, or near the present day [[Chestnut Street]] area.
*[[Druid Avenue]] - referring to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druid Druids] from Celtic culture; parallel to Stonehenge Avenue and Rockland Avenue, all of which lead to the now-abandoned quarry where Quarry Park is now; parallel with [[Stonehenge Avenue]], it is part of a group of themed streets in the [[Belmont-Carlton]] neighborhood carrying names associated with the Ancient Order of Druids. [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Edmund_Antrobus,_4th_Baronet Sir Edmund Antrobus], 4th Baronet, owner of Stonehenge (1848-1915). In [[1905]], he was initiated into the Ancient Order of Druids and welcomed the first massive ceremony of this Order in Stonehenge.


[[File:1909 March edition of The Druid.JPG|thumb|400px|The March 1909 edition of The Druid, the magazine published by the Ancient Order of Druids.]]
[[File:1909 March edition of The Druid.JPG|thumb|300px|The March 1909 edition of The Druid, the magazine published by the Ancient Order of Druids.]]


*[[Dublin Road]] - unknown
*[[Druid Avenue]] - referring to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druid Druids] from Celtic culture; parallel to Stonehenge Avenue and Rockland Avenue, all of which lead to the now-abandoned quarry where Quarry Park is now; parallel with [[Stonehenge Avenue]], it is part of a group of themed streets in the [[Belmont-Carlton]] neighborhood carrying names associated with the Ancient Order of Druids. [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Edmund_Antrobus,_4th_Baronet Sir Edmund Antrobus], 4th Baronet, owner of Stonehenge (1848-1915). In [[1905]], he was initiated into the Ancient Order of Druids and welcomed the first massive ceremony of this Order in Stonehenge.
*[[Dublin Road]] - ''likely'' Dublin, Ireland
*[[Duke Street]] - likely the Duke family, notably R. T. W. Duke, Sr. and R. T. W. Duke, Jr.  
*[[Duke Street]] - likely the Duke family, notably R. T. W. Duke, Sr. and R. T. W. Duke, Jr.  
*[[Dunova Court]] - unknown
*[[Dunova Court]] - unknown
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==(E)==


*[[Earhart Street]] - unknown
*[[Earhart Street]] - Earhart family, notably L. A. Earhart and A. W. Earhart
*[[Early Street]] - the Early family, including John Early (namesake of [[Earlysville]]) or his son, Confederate general and Lost Cause promoter [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubal_Early Jubal Early]
*[[Early Street]] - the Early family, including John Early (namesake of [[Earlysville]]) or his son, Confederate general and Lost Cause promoter [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubal_Early Jubal Early]
*[[Eastview Street]] - unknown
*[[Eastview Street]] - unknown
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*[[Elliewood Avenue]] – ''Ellie Wood'' Page Keith Baxter, daughter of [[Eliza Mason Page]]. Her mother, also a descendant of [[George Mason]], opened a rooming house business in the nearby previous home of [[Richard Anderson]], founder of the [[Anderson Brothers Bookstore]] (now the site of Ragged Mountain Running Shop, 3 Elliewood Avenue). Little Ellie Wood thought of the tenants, many UVA students, as big brothers. One afternoon, they stuck a sign onto a telephone pole at the corner of the street that said, “Ellie Wood Avenue.” The sign was eventually taken down, but the name stuck. <ref>https://uvamagazine.org/articles/the_golden_age_of_the_rooming_house_matrons</ref> First street in the city bearing a woman's name.  
*[[Elliewood Avenue]] – ''Ellie Wood'' Page Keith Baxter, daughter of [[Eliza Mason Page]]. Her mother, also a descendant of [[George Mason]], opened a rooming house business in the nearby previous home of [[Richard Anderson]], founder of the [[Anderson Brothers Bookstore]] (now the site of Ragged Mountain Running Shop, 3 Elliewood Avenue). Little Ellie Wood thought of the tenants, many UVA students, as big brothers. One afternoon, they stuck a sign onto a telephone pole at the corner of the street that said, “Ellie Wood Avenue.” The sign was eventually taken down, but the name stuck. <ref>https://uvamagazine.org/articles/the_golden_age_of_the_rooming_house_matrons</ref> First street in the city bearing a woman's name.  
*[[Elliott Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Elliott Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Elm Street]] - botanical name
*[[Elm Street]] - botanical name, parallel to Pine Street and Cherry Avenue
*[[Elsom Street]] - unknown
*[[Elsom Street]] - unknown
*[[Emmet Street]] / Emmet Street South - ''likely'' John Emmet, the first professor of natural history at the University, appointed by [[Thomas Jefferson]].  
*[[Emmet Street]] / Emmet Street South - ''likely'' John Emmet, the first professor of natural history at the University, appointed by [[Thomas Jefferson]].  
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==(G)==


*[[Galloway Drive]] - unknown
*[[Galloway Drive]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Garden Drive]] - unknown
*[[Garden Drive]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Garden Street]] - botanical name, in a cluster of tree-themed streets off of Carlton Ave
*[[Garden Street]] &ndash; botanical name, in a cluster of tree-themed streets off of Carlton Ave
*[[Garrett Street]] [[Alexander Garrett]], who owned the "[[Oak Hill]]" plantation around the area of the street. Formerly known as Garrett's Avenue and City Line in 1877.   
*[[Garrett Street]] &ndash; [[Alexander Garrett]], who owned the "[[Oak Hill]]" plantation around the area of the street. Formerly known as Garrett's Avenue and City Line in 1877.   
*[[Gentry Lane]] - unknown
*[[Gentry Lane]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Gildersleeve Wood]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Lanneau_Gildersleeve Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve]. Elected professor of Greek at the University of Virginia in [[1856]], he served as aide-de-camp on the staff of Gen. Gilham, and later on that of Gen. [[J. B. Gordon]] in the Confederate Army. When the Johns Hopkins University opened in [[1876]], Gildersleeve was one of five original full professors.  An unapologetic defense of slavery during and after the Civil War, he was elected president of the American Philological Association in [[1877]] and again in [[1908]] and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters as well as of various learned societies. Father-in-law of [[Benjamin Tonsler]]; grandfather of Basil Tonsler and Gildersleeve Tonsler.  
*[[Gildersleeve Wood]] &ndash; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Lanneau_Gildersleeve Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve]. Elected professor of Greek at the University of Virginia in [[1856]], he served as aide-de-camp on the staff of Gen. Gilham, and later on that of Gen. [[J. B. Gordon]] in the Confederate Army. When the Johns Hopkins University opened in [[1876]], Gildersleeve was one of five original full professors.  An unapologetic defense of slavery during and after the Civil War, he was elected president of the American Philological Association in [[1877]] and again in [[1908]] and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters as well as of various learned societies. Father-in-law of [[Benjamin Tonsler]]; grandfather of Basil Tonsler and Gildersleeve Tonsler.  
*[[Gillespie Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Gillespie Avenue]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Gleason Street]] - H. M. Gleason & Sons Feed and Farm Supply Store once located at 126 [[Garrett Street]], 1873-2004.
*[[Gleason Street]] &ndash; H. M. Gleason & Sons Feed and Farm Supply Store once located at 126 [[Garrett Street]], 1873-2004.
*[[Glendale Road]] - unknown
*[[Glendale Road]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Glenn Court]] - unknown
*[[Glenn Court]] &ndash; a "first name" street, likely named by the developers of Greenbrier Heights for an acquaintances
*[[Goodman Street]] - the Goodman family, most recently David R. Goodman (1830-1900?), who owned the land that became Graves Addition which contains the street from [[1892]] until his death ''or possibly'' the Goodman estate that roughly covered the area from [[Monticello Road]] northwest to the railroad tracks and was bordered by the present day [[Douglas Avenue]] and [[Graves Street]]. This estate had a French name, the “Hodesville Estate,” possibly because Mr. Goodman’s wife was of French origin.
*[[Goodman Street]] &ndash; the Goodman family, most recently David R. Goodman (1830-1900?), who owned the land that became Graves Addition which contains the street from [[1892]] until his death ''or possibly'' the Goodman estate that roughly covered the area from [[Monticello Road]] northwest to the railroad tracks and was bordered by the present day [[Douglas Avenue]] and [[Graves Street]]. This estate had a French name, the “Hodesville Estate,” possibly because Mr. Goodman’s wife was of French origin.
*[[Gordon Avenue]] - The Gordon family or a specific Gordon; General William F. Gordon (1787–1858), of Albemarle, attorney and public official, he represented Albemarle County in the Virginia House of Delegates, 1818–21 and 1822–29, and there strongly supported [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s plan for a state university and the [[1826 lottery]] for his financial aid; ''or possibly'' Armistead Churchill Gordon, Sr. (1855 -1931) an attorney and a writer, graduated from the [[University of Virginia]] and William and Mary Law School, a member of the [[Board of Visitors]] at the [[University of Virginia]] for sixteen years, was rector of the [[University of Virginia]] ([[1897]]-[[1898]], [[1906]]-[[1918]]) His tenure on the University of Virginia board included the aftermath of the burning of [[The Rotunda]] on [[October 27]], [[1895]]; ''or possibly'' Confederate officer, United States Senator from Georgia and [[Lost Cause]] advocate [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_Gordon John Brown Gordon] as it is parallel to Grady Avenue, possibly named for white supremacist journalist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_W._Grady Henry W. Grady] (1832-1904). As a teenager, Henry Grady experienced fierce Civil War fighting in his home state of Georgia and his father William was killed by a Union soldier; ''also possibly'' [https://history.house.virginia.gov/clerks/11 William Fitzhugh Gordon Jr.] (1823-1904), a Confederate politician and soldier and for whom [[Enderly]] was constructed
*[[Gordon Avenue]] &ndash; The Gordon family, or a specific Gordon, ''possibly'':
*[[Grace Street]] - unknown  
**General William F. Gordon (1787–1858), of Albemarle, attorney and public official, he represented Albemarle County in the Virginia House of Delegates, 1818–21 and 1822–29, and there strongly supported [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s plan for a state university and the [[1826 lottery]] for his financial aid  
*[[Grady Avenue]] - possibly named for white supremacist journalist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_W._Grady Henry W. Grady], as it is parallel to Gordon Avenue.  
**Armistead Churchill Gordon, Sr. (1855 -1931) an attorney and a writer, graduated from the [[University of Virginia]] and William and Mary Law School, a member of the [[Board of Visitors]] at the [[University of Virginia]] for sixteen years, was rector of the [[University of Virginia]] ([[1897]]-[[1898]], [[1906]]-[[1918]]) His tenure on the University of Virginia board included the aftermath of the burning of [[The Rotunda]] on [[October 27]], [[1895]]  
*[[Graves Street]] - Lewis W. Graves, developer of the Graves Addition area of Belmont
**[https://history.house.virginia.gov/clerks/11 William Fitzhugh Gordon Jr.] (1823-1904), a Confederate politician and soldier and for whom [[Enderly]] was constructed
**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_Gordon John Brown Gordon], Confederate officer, United States Senator from Georgia and [[Lost Cause]] advocate; it is parallel to Grady Avenue, possibly named for white supremacist journalist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_W._Grady Henry W. Grady] (1832-1904)
*[[Grace Street]] &ndash; unknown  
*[[Grady Avenue]] &ndash; possibly named for white supremacist journalist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_W._Grady Henry W. Grady], as it is parallel to Gordon Avenue.  
*[[Graves Street]] and [[Little Graves Street]] &ndash; Lewis W. Graves, developer of the Graves Addition area of Belmont
*[[Green Street]] - unknown
*[[Green Street]] - unknown
*[[Greenbrier Drive]] - presumably, a botanical name
*[[Greenbrier Drive]] &ndash; presumably, a botanical name
*[[Greenbrier Terrace]] - presumably, a botanical name
*[[Greenbrier Terrace]] &ndash; presumably, a botanical name
*[[Greenleaf Lane]] - presumably, a botanical name
*[[Greenleaf Lane]] &ndash; presumably, a botanical name
*[[Greenway Road]] - presumably, a botanical name
*[[Greenway Road]] &ndash; presumably, a botanical name
*[[Greenwich Court]] - presumably [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich,_Connecticut Greenwich, Connecticut] (co-located with Waterbury, Hartford, and Danbury Courts, which abbreviates to "Ct" same as the abbreviation for Conneticut)
*[[Greenwich Court]] &ndash; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich,_Connecticut Greenwich, Connecticut] (co-located with Waterbury, Hartford, and Danbury Courts, which abbreviates to "Ct" same as the abbreviation for Conneticut)
*[[Grimes Place]] - unknown
*[[Grimes Place]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Grove Avenue]] - derived from the “[[Locust Grove]]” estate and its main house. The [[Locust Grove (neighborhood)| Locust Grove neighborhood]] first started development in the 1890s as the ''Locust Grove Subdivision''.
*[[Grove Avenue]] &ndash; derived from the “[[Locust Grove]]” estate and its main house. The [[Locust Grove (neighborhood)| Locust Grove neighborhood]] first started development in the 1890s as the ''Locust Grove Subdivision''.
*[[Grove Road]] - unknown
*[[Grove Road]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Grove Street]] / [[Grove St Extended]] - unknown
*[[Grove Street]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Grover Court]] - unknown
*[[Grove St Extended]] &ndash; unknown
*[[Grover Court]] &ndash; unknown


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==(H)==


*[[Hammond Street]] - unknown
*[[Hammond Street]] - unknown
*Hampton Street - likely [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade_Hampton_III Wade Hampton III] (Confederate officer and white supremacist from South Carolina), given the development of the Belmont subdivision by Confederate [[Bartlett Bolling]]; less likely to be after Hampton, Virginia.
*[[Hampton Street]] - ''likely'' Hampton, Virginia.
*[[Hanover Street]] - unknown
*[[Hanover Street]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanover_County,_Virginia Hanover County, Virginia]  
*[[Hardwood Avenue]] - presumably, a botanical name, referencing a classification of tree wood
*[[Hardwood Avenue]] - presumably, a botanical name, referencing a classification of tree wood
*[[Hardy Drive]] - Rev. [[R. B. Hardy]]
*[[Hardy Drive]] - Rev. [[R. B. Hardy]]
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*[[Harris Street]] - [[W. D. Harris]] or former mayor [[R. F. Harris]]
*[[Harris Street]] - [[W. D. Harris]] or former mayor [[R. F. Harris]]
*[[Harrow Road]] - unknown
*[[Harrow Road]] - unknown
*[[Hartford Court]] - unknown
*[[Hartford Court]] - Hartford, Connecticut (co-located with Waterbury, Greenwich, and Danbury Courts, which abbreviates to "Ct" same as the abbreviation for Conneticut)
*[[Hartmans Mill Road]] – Hartman family, notably Henry (1815–1902?) and Jacob, who owned and operated Hartman's Mill
*[[Hartmans Mill Road]] – Hartman family, notably Henry (1815–1902?) and Jacob, who owned and operated Hartman's Mill
*[[Hazel Street]] - botanical name
*[[Hazel Street]] - botanical name
*[[Hedge Street]] - unknown
*[[Hedge Street]] - botanical name
*[[Hemlock Lane]] - unknown
*[[Hemlock Lane]] - botanical name
*[[Henry Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Henry Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Hereford Drive]] - UVA President and physics professor Frank L. Hereford
*[[Hereford Drive]] - UVA President and physics professor Frank L. Hereford
*[[Herndon Road]] - unknown
*[[Herndon Road]] - unknown
*[[Hessian Road]] - Presumably after the German mercenaries (commonly known as “Hessians”) housed at [[Albemarle Barracks]] from [[1779]] to [[1781]], during the American Revolution. Located between [[Barracks Road]] and [[Blue Ridge Road]].
*[[Hessian Road]] - Presumably after the German mercenaries (commonly known as “Hessians”) housed at [[Albemarle Barracks]] from [[1779]] to [[1781]], during the American Revolution. Located between [[Barracks Road]] and [[Blue Ridge Road]].
*[[E High Street|High Street]] - common name for the major street in the middle of a shopping area.
*[[E High Street|High Street]] and [[Little High Street]] - Named for it being the topographically highest street in the original platting of the town of Charlottesville around the Albemarle County Courthouse.
*[[Highland Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Highland Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Hill Street]] - unknown
*[[Hill Street]] - unknown
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*[[Jefferson Park Circle]] - [[Thomas Jefferson]]
*[[Jefferson Park Circle]] - [[Thomas Jefferson]]
*[[John Street]] - unknown
*[[John Street]] - unknown
*[[John W Warner Parkway]] - namesake of former Republican Sen. John W. Warner, who advocated for the project in Washington D.C. and secured $27 million in federal funds its construction
*[[John W Warner Parkway|John W. Warner Parkway]] - namesake of former Republican [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Warner Sen. John W. Warner], who advocated for the project in Washington D.C. and secured $27 million in federal funds its construction
*[[Jones Street]] - unknown
*[[Jones Street]] - unknown


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*[[Kensington Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Kensington Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Kent Road]] and Kent Terrace - ''likely'' Charles William Kent, professor of English at UVA during the 19th and early 20th century
*[[Kent Road]] and Kent Terrace - ''likely'' Charles William Kent, professor of English at UVA during the 19th and early 20th century
*[[Kenwood Circle]] - unknown
*[[Kenwood Circle]] and [[Kenwood Lane]] - ''likely'' the Kenwood estate south of Monticello
*[[Kenwood Lane]] - unknown
*[[Kerry Lane]] - unknown
*[[Kerry Lane]] - unknown
*[[Keystone Place]] - unknown
*[[Keystone Place]] - unknown
*[[King Mountain Road]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kings_Mountain Battle of Kings Mountain], an important battle during the American Revolutionary War. Part of a cluster of names pertaining to American history in the [[Greenbrier neighborhood]].
*[[King Mountain Road]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kings_Mountain Battle of Kings Mountain], an important battle during the American Revolutionary War. Part of a cluster of names pertaining to American history in the [[Greenbrier neighborhood]].
*[[King Street]] - unknown
*[[King Street]] - possibly [[W. W. King]] (1869-1928), president of the [[King Lumber Company]] which he founded in [[1899]].
*[[Knoll Street]] - unknown
*[[Knoll Street]] - unknown


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==(L)==


*[[Lafayette Street]] - unknown
*[[Lafayette Street]] - ''likely'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_du_Motier,_Marquis_de_Lafayette Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette], an important military officer during the American Revolutionary War
*[[Lambeth Lane]] - William Alexander Lambeth (October 27, 1867 – June 24, 1944), a medical professor who was the first athletic director at the [[University of Virginia]].   
*[[Lambeth Lane]] - William Alexander Lambeth (October 27, 1867 – June 24, 1944), a medical professor who was the first athletic director at the [[University of Virginia]].   
*[[Landonia Circle]] - unknown
*[[Landonia Circle]] - unknown
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*[[Lankford Avenue]] – Named in honor of [[W. A. Lankford]] (1859-1922), former superintendent of city streets and sanitation, he supervised the opening of many new streets in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. [[File:1906 - W.A. Lankford.JPG|right|thumb|400px|W. A. Lankford, ca. 1906]]
*[[Lankford Avenue]] – Named in honor of [[W. A. Lankford]] (1859-1922), former superintendent of city streets and sanitation, he supervised the opening of many new streets in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. [[File:1906 - W.A. Lankford.JPG|right|thumb|400px|W. A. Lankford, ca. 1906]]
*[[Latrobe Court]] - unknown
*[[Latrobe Court]] - unknown
*[[Laurel Circle]] - unknown
*[[Laurel Circle]] - botanical name
*[[Leake Lane]] - Leake family, including [[Shelton Farrar Leake]] (November 30, 1812 – March 4, 1884), a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and teacher. He served as Virginia’s first lieutenant governor from 1852 to 1856. He also served two non-consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives.
*[[Leake Lane]] - Leake family, including [[Shelton Farrar Leake]] (November 30, 1812 – March 4, 1884), a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and teacher. He served as Virginia’s first lieutenant governor from 1852 to 1856. He also served two non-consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives.
*[[Lee Street]] - presumably, Confederate general [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee Robert E. Lee]
*[[Lee Street]] - presumably, Confederate general [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee Robert E. Lee]
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*[[Lester Drive]] - unknown
*[[Lester Drive]] - unknown
*[[Levy Avenue]] - Levy family, including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriah_P._Levy Uriah P. Levy] who purchased Monticello from the Jefferson/Randolph family and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Monroe_Levy Jefferson Monroe Levy] who was a property owner in the vicinity of the street
*[[Levy Avenue]] - Levy family, including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriah_P._Levy Uriah P. Levy] who purchased Monticello from the Jefferson/Randolph family and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Monroe_Levy Jefferson Monroe Levy] who was a property owner in the vicinity of the street
*[[Lewis Mountain Circle]] - unknown
*[[Lewis Mountain Circle]], [[Lewis Mountain Road]], and [[Lewis Street]] - the Lewis family of Locust Hill, Albemarle County; including Meriwether Lewis
*[[Lewis Mountain Road]] - unknown
*[[Lewis Street]] - unknown
*[[Lexington Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Lexington Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Lide Place]] - unknown
*[[Lide Place]] - unknown
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*[[Linden Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Linden Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Linden Street]] - unknown
*[[Linden Street]] - unknown
*[[Little Graves Street]] - Lewis W. Graves, developer of the Graves Addition area of Belmont
*[[Lochlyn Hill Drive]] - unknown, thought Lochlyn Mills existed in the area
*[[Little High Street]] - unknown
*[[Lochlyn Hill Drive]] - unknown
*[[Locust Avenue]] – as was [[Grove Avenue]], derived from the “[[Locust Grove]]” estate and its main house on which property these streets were carved. Built for George Sinclair, ca. 1840, [[Locust Grove (house)|Locust Grove]]'s Greek-Revival main house still stands at 810 [[Locust Avenue]].
*[[Locust Avenue]] – as was [[Grove Avenue]], derived from the “[[Locust Grove]]” estate and its main house on which property these streets were carved. Built for George Sinclair, ca. 1840, [[Locust Grove (house)|Locust Grove]]'s Greek-Revival main house still stands at 810 [[Locust Avenue]].
*[[Locust Lane Court]] - derived from the “[[Locust Grove]]” estate and its main house [[Locust Grove (house)]]
*[[Locust Lane Court]] - derived from the “[[Locust Grove]]” estate and its main house [[Locust Grove (house)]]
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*[[E Market Street|Market Street]] - common name for the major street in the middle of a shopping area.
*[[E Market Street|Market Street]] - common name for the major street in the middle of a shopping area.
*[[Merchant Street]] - unknown
*[[Merchant Street]] - unknown
*[[Marie Place]] - unknown
*[[Marie Place]] - a "first name" street, likely named by the developers of Greenbrier Heights for an acquaintances
*[[Marion Court]] - unknown
*[[Marion Court]] - unknown
*[[E Market Street|Market Street]] - common name for the major street in the middle of a shopping area.
*[[E Market Street|Market Street]] - common name for the major street in the middle of a shopping area.
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*[[Mason Street]] - unknown
*[[Mason Street]] - unknown
*[[Massie Road]] - Massie family of Spring Hill plantation<ref>Woods, E. (1901). ''Albemarle County in Virginia: giving some account of what it was by nature, of what it was made by man, and of some of the men who made it.'' Charlottesville, Va.: The Michie Company, printers. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Albemarle_County_in_Virginia/oX3hxtr5L24C?hl=en</ref>
*[[Massie Road]] - Massie family of Spring Hill plantation<ref>Woods, E. (1901). ''Albemarle County in Virginia: giving some account of what it was by nature, of what it was made by man, and of some of the men who made it.'' Charlottesville, Va.: The Michie Company, printers. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Albemarle_County_in_Virginia/oX3hxtr5L24C?hl=en</ref>
*[[Maury Avenue]] - ''likely'' Maury family, owners of Piedmont plantation; notable members include S. Price Maury, Jesse Lewis Maury, and Reuben Maury
*[[Maury Avenue]] - Maury family, owners of Piedmont plantation; notable members include S. Price Maury, Jesse Lewis Maury, and Reuben Maury
*[[Maywood Lane]] - unknown
*[[Maywood Lane]] - unknown
*McElroy Drive - unknown
*[[McElroy Drive]] - unknown
*[[Mcintire Park Drive|McIntire Park Drive]] - [[Paul Goodloe McIntire]], who donated 92 acres for the adjacent park
*[[Mcintire Park Drive|McIntire Park Drive]] - [[Paul Goodloe McIntire]], who donated 92 acres for the adjacent park
*[[Mcintire Road|McIntire Road]] – [[Paul Goodloe McIntire]]
*[[Mcintire Road|McIntire Road]] – [[Paul Goodloe McIntire]]
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*[[Megan Court]] - unknown
*[[Megan Court]] - unknown
*[[Melbourne Road]] and [[Melbourne Park Circle]] - "Melbourne" estate<ref name=":0" />, a toponym meaning "mill stream". Notably the name of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne Melbourne, Australia] , and ultimately linked to linked to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne,_Derbyshire Melbourne, Derbyshire, England]  
*[[Melbourne Road]] and [[Melbourne Park Circle]] - "Melbourne" estate<ref name=":0" />, a toponym meaning "mill stream". Notably the name of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne Melbourne, Australia] , and ultimately linked to linked to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne,_Derbyshire Melbourne, Derbyshire, England]  
*[[Melissa Place]] - unknown
*[[Melissa Place]] - a "first name" street, likely named by the developers of Greenbrier Heights for an acquaintances
*[[Meridian Street]] - unknown
*[[Meridian Street]] - unknown
*[[Meriwether Street]] - Meriweather family<ref>http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/lewisandclark/students/projects/homesteads/genealogy/meriwethers.html</ref>
*[[Meriwether Street]] - Meriweather family<ref>http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/lewisandclark/students/projects/homesteads/genealogy/meriwethers.html</ref>
*[[Michael Place]] - unknown
*[[Michael Place]] - a "first name" street, likely named by the developers of Greenbrier Heights for an acquaintances
*[[Michie Drive]] - Michie family
*[[Michie Drive]] - Michie family
*[[Middlesex Drive]] - unknown
*[[Middlesex Drive]] - unknown
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*[[Morton Drive]] - unknown
*[[Morton Drive]] - unknown
*[[Morton Lane]] - unknown
*[[Morton Lane]] - unknown
*[[Moseley Drive]] - unknown
*[[Moseley Drive]] - ''likely'' Alexander Moseley
*[[Mountain View Street]] - toponym referring to the Carters Mountain range
*[[Mountain View Street]] - toponym referring to the Carters Mountain range
*[[Mowbray Place]] - unknown
*[[Mowbray Place]] - unknown
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*[[Oak Lawn Drive]] - presumably the tree
*[[Oak Lawn Drive]] - presumably the tree
*[[Oak Street]] - presumably the circa 1863, 14-acre municipal [[Oakwood Cemetery]] which contains massive oak trees. The cemetery is located along [[#Elliott Avenue|Elliott Avenue]] and is bordered on the north by Oak Street and on the east by 1st Street.
*[[Oak Street]] - presumably the circa 1863, 14-acre municipal [[Oakwood Cemetery]] which contains massive oak trees. The cemetery is located along [[#Elliott Avenue|Elliott Avenue]] and is bordered on the north by Oak Street and on the east by 1st Street.
*[[Oakhurst Circle]] - unknown
*[[Oakhurst Circle]] - named for Oakhurst estate of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Lanneau_Gildersleeve Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve], UVA professor and Confederate Army staff officer
*[[Oakleaf Lane]] - presumably the tree
*[[Oakleaf Lane]] - presumably the tree
*[[Oakmont Street]] - presumably the tree
*[[Oakmont Street]] - presumably the tree
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*[[Old Preston Avenue]] - previously connected to Preston Avenue
*[[Old Preston Avenue]] - previously connected to Preston Avenue
*[[Olinda Drive]] - unknown
*[[Olinda Drive]] - unknown
*[[Orange Street]] - unknown
*[[Orange Street]] - likely [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_County,_Virginia Orange County, Virginia]
*[[Orangedale Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Orangedale Avenue]] - the Orangedale estate owned by the Watson family (1875 Green Peyton map)
*[[Otter Street]] - unknown
*[[Otter Street]] - unknown
*[[Oxford Place]] - unknown
*[[Oxford Place]] - unknown
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*[[Perry Drive]] - unknown
*[[Perry Drive]] - unknown
*[[Peterson Place]] - unknown
*[[Peterson Place]] - unknown
*[[Piedmont Avenue North|Piedmont Avenue North/South]] - geography; "Piedmont" comes from the Italian word "Piemonte", meaning foothill.
*[[Piedmont Avenue North|Piedmont Avenue North/South]] - toponym or Piedmont plantation owned by the Maury family; "Piedmont" comes from the Italian word "Piemonte", meaning foothill, and Charlottesville is in the Piedmont region of Virginia.


:The northern Piedmont is a triangle between Washington, DC, Richmond, and Charlottesville.
*[[Pine Street]] - botanical name, parallel to Elm Street and Cherry Avenue
 
*[[Pine Street]] - presumably the tree
*[[Pine Top Road]] - presumably the tree
*[[Pine Top Road]] - presumably the tree
*[[Plateau Road]] - geography
*[[Plateau Road]] - geography
*[[Plymouth Road]] - unknown
*[[Plymouth Road]] - unknown
*[[Poplar Street]] - presumably the tree
*[[Poplar Street]] - botanical name
*[[Porter Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Porter Avenue]] - likely the Porter family, owners of the Kenwood estate, south of Monticello
*[[Preston Avenue]] – currently [[Asalie Minor Preston]], renamed for her in [[2019]]. Formerly named for nearby plantation owner [[Thomas Lewis Preston]]  
*[[Preston Avenue]] – currently [[Asalie Minor Preston]], renamed for her in [[2019]]. Formerly named for nearby plantation owner [[Thomas Lewis Preston]]  
*[[Preston Place]] - as with Preston Aveue, [[Thomas L. Preston|Thomas Lewis Preston]]  
*[[Preston Place]] - as with Preston Aveue, [[Thomas L. Preston|Thomas Lewis Preston]]  
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*[[Raymond Road]] - unknown
*[[Raymond Road]] - unknown
*[[Rayon Street]] - unknown
*[[Rayon Street]] - unknown
*[[Rialto Street]] - unknown
*[[Rialto Street]] - likely the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rialto Rialto] area of Venice, Italy; less likely the Rialto neighborhood in Dublin, Ireland
*[[Ricky Road]] - unknown
*[[Ricky Road]] - unknown
*Ridge-Mcintire Road - unknown
*Ridge-Mcintire Road - named for connecting Ridge Street and McIntire Road
*[[Ridge Street]] - self-explanatory (topography)
*[[Ridge Street]] - toponym, as street runs along a ridge extending away from downtown Charlottesville
*[[Ridgecrest Drive]] - self-explanatory (topography)
*[[Ridgecrest Drive]] - toponym
*[[Rio Road]] - unknown
*[[Rio Road]] - for leading to [[Rio Mills]] and the [[Rivanna River]]
*[[Rivanna Avenue]] - [[Rivanna River]]
*[[Rivanna Avenue]] - [[Rivanna River]]
*[[River Court]] - [[Rivanna River]]
*[[River Court]] - [[Rivanna River]]
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*[[Riverside Avenue]] - [[Rivanna River]]
*[[Riverside Avenue]] - [[Rivanna River]]
*[[Riverview Avenue]] - [[Rivanna River]]
*[[Riverview Avenue]] - [[Rivanna River]]
*Rives Street - Rives family in general, specifcally [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Rives Alexander Rives], George Rives, and William Cabell Rives
*Rives Street - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Rives Alexander Rives]
*[[Roades Court]] - unknown
*[[Roades Court]] - unknown
*[[Robertson Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Robertson Avenue]] - unknown
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*[[Somesso Court]] - unknown
*[[Somesso Court]] - unknown
*[[Sonoma Street]] - unknown
*[[Sonoma Street]] - unknown
*[[E South Street|South Street]] - common name for the major street in the middle of a shopping area.
*[[E South Street|South Street]] - at one point, the southern-most street amoung the grid of Charlottesville (see 1875 Green Peyton Map)
*[[Spottswood Road]] - unknown
*[[Spottswood Road]] - unknown
*[[Sprigg Lane]] -  ''possibly'' derived from the gardening term "sprigging" which is the planting of sprigs, plant sections cut from rhizomes or stolons that includes crowns and roots. On this short street, the main house of [[Morea]] was built in [[1830]] and belonged to John Emmet, first professor of natural history at the University of Virginia, appointed by [[Thomas Jefferson]].
*[[Sprigg Lane]] -  ''possibly'' derived from the gardening term "sprigging" which is the planting of sprigs, plant sections cut from rhizomes or stolons that includes crowns and roots. On this short street, the main house of [[Morea]] was built in [[1830]] and belonged to John Emmet, first professor of natural history at the University of Virginia, appointed by [[Thomas Jefferson]].
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*[[St Charles Avenue]] - unknown
*[[St Charles Avenue]] - unknown
*[[St Charles Court]] - unknown
*[[St Charles Court]] - unknown
*[[St Clair Avenue]] - unknown
*[[St Clair Avenue]] - Sinclair Family who owned [[Locust Grove]] when it was a plantation, whose Scottish family name was changed from "St. Clair" to "Sinclair" in the late 17th century.
*[[St George Avenue]] - unknown
*[[St George Avenue]] - unknown
*[[St James Circle]] - unknown
*[[St James Circle]] - unknown
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*[[Ward Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Ward Avenue]] - unknown
*[[Ware Street]] - unknown
*[[Ware Street]] - unknown
*[[Warren Lane]] - unknown
*[[Warren Lane]] - ''likely'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_County,_Virginia Warren County, Virginia]
*[[Washington Avenue]] - presumably [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington George Washington], first President of the United States
*[[Washington Avenue]] - ''presumably'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington George Washington], first President of the United States
*[[E Water Street|Water Street]] - unknown
*[[E Water Street|Water Street]] - unknown
*[[Waterbury Court]] - unknown
*[[Waterbury Court]] - Waterbury, Connecticut (co-located with Hartford, Greenwich, and Danbury Courts, which abbreviates to "Ct" same as the abbreviation for Conneticut)
*[[Watson Avenue]] - [[Watson family]] in general. The [[John Davis Watson]] family owned [[Hard Bargain]] located a few hundred feet to the north at 1105 Park Street.  
*[[Watson Avenue]] - [[Watson family]], who owned [[Hard Bargain]] located a few hundred feet to the north at 1105 Park Street. Other prominent family members include [[John Davis Watson]], Judge Egbert R. Watson, and William O. Watson (longtime official for the C&O Railroad).  
*[[Wayside Place]] - unknown
*[[Wayside Place]] - unknown
*[[Welk Place]] - unknown
*[[Welk Place]] - unknown
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*[[Wilder Drive]] - unknown
*[[Wilder Drive]] - unknown
*[[Willard Drive]] - unknown
*[[Willard Drive]] - unknown
*[[Willow Drive]] - presumably a botanical name
*[[Willow Drive]] - ''presumably'' botanical name
*[[Wilson Court]] - unknown
*[[Wilson Court]] - a "first name" street, likely named by the developers of Greenbrier Heights for an acquaintances
*[[Wine Cellar Circle]] - named for the [[Monticello Wine Company]] located at the end of [[Wine Street]], near [[Hedge Street]].  Founded in [[1873]], it was the largest winery in the South.
*[[Wine Cellar Circle]] - named for the [[Monticello Wine Company]] located at the end of [[Wine Street]], near [[Hedge Street]].  Founded in [[1873]], it was the largest winery in the South.
*[[Wine Street]] - named for the [[Monticello Wine Company]] located at the end of the street, founded in [[1873]].
*[[Wine Street]] - named for the [[Monticello Wine Company]] located at the end of the street, founded in [[1873]].
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==Street name changes==
==Street name changes==


* Augusta Road - renamed Rosser Lane. Constructed sometime after 1938, it appeared as August Rd on the 1950 Census Enumeration Map of Charlottesville.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/51435466|title=1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Virginia (VA) - Charlottesville City - Charlottesville - ED 104-1 to 31|last=|first=|publishdate=|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=}}</ref>
* 33rd Street / Green Street - renamed 1st Street
* 32nd Street / Church Street - renamed 2nd Street East
* 34th Street - renamed North 2nd Street West
* Augusta Road - renamed Rosser Lane. Constructed sometime after 1938, it appeared as Augusta Rd on the 1950 Census Enumeration Map of Charlottesville.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/51435466|title=1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Virginia (VA) - Charlottesville City - Charlottesville - ED 104-1 to 31|last=|first=|publishdate=|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=}}</ref>
* Azalea Street - renamed to Manila Street to avoid confusion with nearby Azalea Drive
* Azalea Street - renamed to Manila Street to avoid confusion with nearby Azalea Drive
* Belmont Avenue (Rose Hill) - now Dale Aveue
* Carlton Avenue (Rose Hill) - now Charlton Avenue
*Staunton Avenue - renamed [[Chancellor Street]] after the family


==Extinct streets==
==Extinct streets==
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*Alphanso Street – ran north from Williams Street to Preston W first east of 10th NW
*Alphanso Street – ran north from Williams Street to Preston W first east of 10th NW
*Apple Street – West of 601 Ridge Street
*Apple Street – West of 601 Ridge Street
*Cabell Street – parallel to Lee Street, subsumed by Pinn Hall at UVA Medical Center
*Cabell Street – parallel to Lee Street, removed by Pinn Hall at UVA Medical Center
*Belmont Street – Rose Hill
*Diggs - removed with the development of Garrett Square (now Friendship Court) (Sanborn Maps)
*Fuller Avenue - renamed as part of Monticello Avenue, when Monticello was "redirected" to continue west instead of turning north on what is now Avon Street (Sanborn Maps)
*Loudoun Road (ca. 1964) – (undeveloped street between Lewis Mountain and Thomson roads)<ref>https://v3.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2681176/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2681197/3799.5/4438.5/4/1/0</ref>
*Loudoun Road (ca. 1964) – (undeveloped street between Lewis Mountain and Thomson roads)<ref>https://v3.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2681176/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2681197/3799.5/4438.5/4/1/0</ref>
*Park Place Avenue – perpendicular to Lee Street, subsumed by Pinn Hall at UVA Medical Center
*Park Place Avenue – perpendicular to Lee Street, removed by Pinn Hall at UVA Medical Center
*Randall Street – parallel to Lee Street, subsumed by Pinn Hall at UVA Medical Center
*Parrot - removed with the development of Garrett Square (now Friendship Court) (Sanborn Maps)
*Williams Street  
*Randall Street – parallel to Lee Street, removed by Pinn Hall at UVA Medical Center
*Williams Street - on Sanborn Maps
*Wyndhurst Circle and Wyndhurst Way, ca. [[1920]]; precursors to the present-day Preston Place.<ref>https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/104-0048_Wyndhurst_2018_NR_Summary_Proposed_Relocation.pdf</ref>
*Wyndhurst Circle and Wyndhurst Way, ca. [[1920]]; precursors to the present-day Preston Place.<ref>https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/104-0048_Wyndhurst_2018_NR_Summary_Proposed_Relocation.pdf</ref>


==Maps of Charlottesville Streets or Namesakes==
=== Green Peyton Map (1875) ===
Notable on this map are Early, Goodman, Michie, Meadow Brook, Pen Park, Franklin, Moore, Carleton, Monticello, and numerous others.[[File:1875 green peyton map excerpt.jpg]]
=== Massie Map (1907) ===
TBD
=== Sanborn Fire Maps (19??) ===
TBD
=== Automobile Blue Book (1919) ===
[[File:Charlottesville,_Virginia_-_Automobile_Blue_Book,_1919.JPG|800x800px]]
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Revision as of 09:24, 17 November 2020

The following is a list of streets in City of Charlottesville and where there names are derived from.

Many of the names of these streets can be found on historic maps of Charlottesville.

Guide to streets

The system of numbering the streets is somewhat similar to the Washington plan. Each block represents 100 numbers, whether heading east, west, north or south. The city is divided into four sections.[1]

Fifth – South of 500 W Main Street
First – North of East Main and East of North First, or Northeast
Second – South of East Main and east of South First, or Southeast
Third – North of West Main and west of North First, or Northwest
Fourth – South from 402 West Main
Sixth-and-a-Half – South from 606 Dice
Seventh-and-a-Half – South from 620 Dice
Main – The dividing line between north and south streets, runs east from First to C & O Lower Depot and west from First to University. The main Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Station, being located under the present day Belmont Bridge.
First – The dividing line between east and west streets, runs north and south from Main to city limits.

From the book The Code of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia (1909) "General Ordinances" chapter:[2]

Sec. 148. Numbering and naming streets.

Main Street shall be the east and west line from which all houses and lot numbers shall be counted, those to the north of Main Street, as north, and those to the south of Main Street, as south.

All streets maintaining comparative parallelism with Main Street shall retain their present names. The meridian street shall be Thirty-Third or Green Street, but shall be known as North First or South First Street, as indicated by its position north or south of Main Street.

What is known as Thirty-Second or Church Street north of Main Street shall be known as North Second Street East, its continuation south of Main Street, as South Second Street East. What is now known as Thirty-Fourth Street, shall be known as North Second Street West or South Second Street West, as the case may be.

Whether one goes east or west, the streets running so as to intersect Main, actually or by supposed extension shall be known by the natural numbers increasing in either direction from the meridian at First Street, save in the matter of Park and Ridge Streets.

(A)

Edwin Anderson Alderman, ca. 1906

(B)

In 1919, Stewart Fuller lived on Booker Street with his parents, Stewart & Alberta Douglas Fuller.
Robert Nicholas Burgess (1839 – 1911) born in Albemarle County, served in the Confederate States army from 1861 to 1865 in Company I, Forty-Sixth Virginia Regiment. He began farming immediately upon his return from the army and continued as a farmer and overseer in Albemarle County until April 1881, when he moved to Charlottesville and accepted a position as policeman;
John Anderson Burgess (1873-1948), moved to Charlottesville in 1898. 1890 opened general contractor business at 401-403 E Market Street; employed 20 painters, paper hangers, carpenters (residence listed as Woolen Mills Road, ca. 1914)

(C)

Chancellor's Drug Store at The Corner
Albemarle County Court House. Located at the corner of Jefferson and Park St., this photograph actually shows the portion built in 1859-60. The rear, or north wing, dates to 1803. Source: Albemarle Historical Society
  • Court Square – Courthouse House Square, historical term refers to the square in the middle of a town where the county courthouse is located.
Albemarle Creamery Co. located at 709 Brown Street, ca. 1914; J. B. Andrews, pres, H. F. Wilde sec. and mgr.

(D)

The March 1909 edition of The Druid, the magazine published by the Ancient Order of Druids.
  • Druid Avenue - referring to the Druids from Celtic culture; parallel to Stonehenge Avenue and Rockland Avenue, all of which lead to the now-abandoned quarry where Quarry Park is now; parallel with Stonehenge Avenue, it is part of a group of themed streets in the Belmont-Carlton neighborhood carrying names associated with the Ancient Order of Druids. Sir Edmund Antrobus, 4th Baronet, owner of Stonehenge (1848-1915). In 1905, he was initiated into the Ancient Order of Druids and welcomed the first massive ceremony of this Order in Stonehenge.
  • Dublin Road - likely Dublin, Ireland
  • Duke Street - likely the Duke family, notably R. T. W. Duke, Sr. and R. T. W. Duke, Jr.
  • Dunova Court - unknown

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Gitchells Studio.JPG

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(G)

(H)

(I)

(J)

(K)

(L)

(M)

(N)

(O)

(P)

View of Pen Park Plantation House, ca. 1897. In 1777, Dr. George Gilmer purchased the land and his family owned it until 1800. Originally the estate consisted of four thousand acres; by 1897 all had been sold off save the six hundred acres immediately about the house.

(Q)

(R)

(S)

(T)

(U)

(V)

(W)

Colonel Wertenbaker was a Civil War veteran, having served in the 19th Virginia Regiment

(Y)

(Z)

Street name changes

  • 33rd Street / Green Street - renamed 1st Street
  • 32nd Street / Church Street - renamed 2nd Street East
  • 34th Street - renamed North 2nd Street West
  • Augusta Road - renamed Rosser Lane. Constructed sometime after 1938, it appeared as Augusta Rd on the 1950 Census Enumeration Map of Charlottesville.[18]
  • Azalea Street - renamed to Manila Street to avoid confusion with nearby Azalea Drive
  • Belmont Avenue (Rose Hill) - now Dale Aveue
  • Carlton Avenue (Rose Hill) - now Charlton Avenue
  • Staunton Avenue - renamed Chancellor Street after the family

Extinct streets

  • Alphanso Street – ran north from Williams Street to Preston W first east of 10th NW
  • Apple Street – West of 601 Ridge Street
  • Cabell Street – parallel to Lee Street, removed by Pinn Hall at UVA Medical Center
  • Diggs - removed with the development of Garrett Square (now Friendship Court) (Sanborn Maps)
  • Fuller Avenue - renamed as part of Monticello Avenue, when Monticello was "redirected" to continue west instead of turning north on what is now Avon Street (Sanborn Maps)
  • Loudoun Road (ca. 1964) – (undeveloped street between Lewis Mountain and Thomson roads)[19]
  • Park Place Avenue – perpendicular to Lee Street, removed by Pinn Hall at UVA Medical Center
  • Parrot - removed with the development of Garrett Square (now Friendship Court) (Sanborn Maps)
  • Randall Street – parallel to Lee Street, removed by Pinn Hall at UVA Medical Center
  • Williams Street - on Sanborn Maps
  • Wyndhurst Circle and Wyndhurst Way, ca. 1920; precursors to the present-day Preston Place.[20]

References

  1. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x000196692&view=1up&seq=33
  2. Charlottesville (Va.), et al. The Code of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia: Containing the Charter As Amended and Re-enacted As a Whole (approved March 14, 1908), the Constitutional and Legislative Provisions of the State Relating to Cities, and the General Ordinances of the City Enacted As a Whole August 6th, 1909, In Effect September 1st, 1909. Michie Co, 1909.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Massie, Frank A., and Virginia School Company. A New and Historical Map of Albemarle County, Virginia. Owned and published by the Virginia School Company, 1907. https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/maps/items/u2716440
  4. Web. Albemarle County In Virginia, Rev. Edgar Woods, The Michie Company, Printers, 1901, retrieved May 7, 2019.
  5. Web. The Cabell Family, University of Virginia Special Collections Library, 2018
  6. https://news.virginia.edu/content/do-you-know-history-your-favorite-corner-spots
  7. Sheridan R. Barringer, Custer's Gray Rival, (Burlington, NC, 2019), 249.
  8. Web. Kenneth R. Crispell, 79, Dean And Health Expert on Presidents, New York Times, Aug. 26, 1996, retrieved 2020-10-14.
  9. Web. [1]
  10. https://uvamagazine.org/articles/the_golden_age_of_the_rooming_house_matrons
  11. Web. [2]
  12. Woods, E. (1901). Albemarle County in Virginia: giving some account of what it was by nature, of what it was made by man, and of some of the men who made it. Charlottesville, Va.: The Michie Company, printers. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Albemarle_County_in_Virginia/oX3hxtr5L24C?hl=en
  13. http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/lewisandclark/students/projects/homesteads/genealogy/meriwethers.html
  14. http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?query=Roslyn&docId=uva-sc%2Fviu03696.xml&chunk.id=
  15. https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/104-0136/
  16. http://www.charlottesville.org/community/neighborhood-connection/10th-and-page
  17. http://www.c-ville.com/Rosey_homecoming/
  18. Web. 1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Virginia (VA) - Charlottesville City - Charlottesville - ED 104-1 to 31, US Census Bureau
  19. https://v3.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2681176/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2681197/3799.5/4438.5/4/1/0
  20. https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/104-0048_Wyndhurst_2018_NR_Summary_Proposed_Relocation.pdf

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