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Re: Street name 1800-1900 ?
theredstaplerbaron
Jan 25, 2017 10:52 AM
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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Re: Street name 1800-1900 ?
Lauren Van Zandt
Jan 26, 2017 11:57 AM
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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Re: Street name 1800-1900 ?
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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Re: Street name 1800-1900 ?
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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Re: Street name 1800-1900 ?
Rachael Salyer
Jan 27, 2017 8:41 AM
1 person found this helpfulDear 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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