6 Replies Latest reply on Jan 27, 2017 8:41 AM by Rachael Salyer

Street name 1800-1900 ?

TONI MOORE Jan 24, 2017 9:32 PM

How can I find out if a street was named after my mother's family from back in the day early 1800-1900 ?

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Van Zbinden Jan 25, 2017 10:52 AM (in response to TONI MOORE)

Thanks Toni for contacting the History Hub. Often street names are changed by city or county action. I recommend that you contact your local government first. Where is this road?
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  TONI MOORE Jan 25, 2017 2:34 PM (in response to Van Zbinden)
  
  MA
  
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Lauren Van Zandt Jan 26, 2017 11:57 AM (in response to TONI MOORE)

Hi Toni,

If you just need to see historic street names, there's a digital collection of Massachusetts-area atlases here from the late 1880s to the early 1900s- Massachusetts Real Estate Atlas Digitization Project
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TONI MOORE Jan 27, 2017 7:04 AM (in response to TONI MOORE)

My paternal Grandmother's family name was Worden based in the area of Chelmsford MA so. I know that my Paternal grandmother lived at 31 Littleton Rd. after she married Mr. Lapham. The family story is that part of the kitchen was added on from an old family home that was brought down and added to the home. I once found on an old map that up in the way North Western area there was a mark of a home named Worden and then on a current map on Google Earth I saw a Street named Worden so I was trying to find out if that street was named after the family?
The Street named Worden in the North Western section of Chelmsford MA ?
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  TONI MOORE Jan 27, 2017 7:04 AM (in response to TONI MOORE)
  
  Ok the coordinates on Google Earth are
  
  42 38 57.88N 71 24 30.88 W elev 147 ft eye alt 3416 ft
  
  ok if that helps
  
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  Rachael Salyer Jan 27, 2017 8:41 AM (in response to TONI MOORE)
  
  Dear Toni,
  
  I agree with Van Zbinden's suggestion that using county and/or city-level resources will be your best bet.
  
  For example, these resources might help you find information about the history of Chelmsford:
  Chelmsford Historical Society - Home Page
  Historic Records | Chelmsford, MA - Official Website
  
  Public libraries, county clerks, halls of records, historical societies, etc. in Middlesex County (where Chelmsford is located) might also be good places to search.
  
  Good luck!
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