Kansas City - Old Streets directory

Name	Location	Rename
1st st.	2nd street south of river, Walnut east to Troost ave.
2nd st.	2 blks south of river, Broadway east to limits
3rd st.	3 blks south of river, from Broadway east to Troost ave.
4th st.	4 blks south of river, Bluff east to Troost
4th st.	West Kansas, west from Cameron to limits
5th st.	5 blks south of river, Bluff east to Forest
5th st.	West Kansas, runs west from Cameron st.
6th st.	7th street south of river, from Bluff east to limits	Missouri Avenue
7th st.	8 blocks south of river; Bluff east to limits
7th st.	West Kansas; 1 blk south of river, from Wyoming west to limits	St. Louis ave
8th st.	8 blks south of river, Broadway east to limits
8th st.	West Kansas; first st. s of river, from Santa Fe w. to Hickory	Union ave
9th st.	9 blks south of rover, Bluff east to limits
9th st.	West Kansas; 2 blocks south of river from Santa Fe west to limits
10th st.	10 blks south of river, Main east to limits, also Delaware west to Jefferson
10th st.	West Kansas; 5th street south of river, from Bluff west to Hickory
11th st.	West Kansas, 8th st south of river, Santa Fe west to Liberty
11th st.	11th st south of river, from Jefferson east to limits
12th st.	12 blks south of river, Summit east to limits
12th st.	West Kansas; 7 blks south of river, from Bluff west to limits
13th st.	13 blks south of river, from Summit east to Campbell
13th st.	West Kansas; 8th street south of river, from Santa Fe west to Liberty
14th st.	14 blks south of river, Broadway east to Campbell
14th st.	West Kansas; 10 blks south of river, Santa Fe west to limits
15th st.	15 blks south of river, Broadway east to Campbell
15th st.	West Kansas; 12 blks south of river, Hickory west to Limits
16th st.	16 blocks south of river from Summit east to Campbell
16th st.	West Kansas; 13 blocks south of river, from Hickory west to limits
17th st.	17 blks south of river, Main east to Campbell
17th st.	West Kansas; 14 blks south of river, from Hickory west to limits
18th st.	18 blks south of river, Main east to limits
18th st.	West Kansas; 15 blks s of river, from Liberty west to Limits
19th st.	19 blks south of river, Main east to limits
19th st.	West Kansas; 16 blks south of river, Liberty west to limits
20th st.	20 blks south of river, east and west of Main to limits
20th st.	West Kansas; 17 blks south of river, from Liberty to Turkey Creek
21st st.	21 blks south of river, from Main east and west to limits
21st st.	West Kansas; 18 blks south of river, from Wyoming west to Turkey Creek
22nd st.	22 blks south of river, from Main east and west to limits
23rd st.	23 blks south of river, from Main east and west to limits
Aberdeen Court	S. D. Aberdeen of the First National Bank
Addison	for the English poet Joseph Addison
Adeline	20th st. runs east and west through McGee's addition; for Adeline McGee who died at 15	20th st
Admiral	named during the Spanish American war, for the popularity of American admirals
Agnes	named for Mrs. Morrison Mumford, Agnes Hurt, daughter of investor Peter Hurt
Allen st.	for Allen B.H. McGee; runs east from Broadway through McGee's addition	13th st.
Allen st.	Councilman Leth Allen
Alton	for Chicago & Alton RR
Amelia	for Amelia McGee; runs east from Broadway through McGee's addition	19th st.
Amie	for Mrs. Aime (sic) Guinotte
Anderson ave.	named for Joseph C. Anderson, Blue Avenue at 15th st. whre Belt Line crosses 15th	Lexington ave.
Armour Blvd.	for Andrew W. Armour
Ash
Askew	for William Askew, real estate developer
Bacon Court	for B. R. Bacon, large land owner on Independence ave, e. of Garfield.
Baird	Frank G. Baird
Bales	for Judge Samuel Bales
Baltimore	evidently for Baltimore, Md.
Bank	between Broadway & Washington, 6th to 9th; so named for its hilly terrain
Belaire	for Belaire, Ohio
Bell	West Kansas; 6 blks w of Santa Fe from 12th to limits
Belvidere	between Pacific and Indep aves, e from Troost to Forest; Guinotte's addition
Bellevue st	runs east from the M. R. R. to Troost ace.; from High, running east, 2nd st from levee	1st st.
Belt Line	named for its location near the Belt Line RR
Benton	for Senator Thomas Hart Benton
Bigelow	for journalist John A. Bigelow
Bingham st.	runs south from Lykins's to McCoy's st., Thomas's addition
Bluff	from west end 4th, south to 9th; is a continuation of 5th st, south from Ft. Scott depot
Boone	for Daniel Boone
Bridge	3 blks west of Main, from river south to 2nd; leads to Missouri River  bridge between 2 states
Bristol	named by immigrants from Bristol, England
Broadway	named by Kersey Coates; 4th st w of Main, river s. to limits; after Broadway st. in New York
Bryant	for Dr. John Bryant
Bullene	for merchant T. B. Bullene
Cameron st.	West Kansas; runs south from 6th to 10th	Bluff st.
Campbell	named for John Campbell; 9th st e of Main, river s. to limits
Catherine	for Catherine McGee; 18th street runs east from Broadway through McGee's addition	18th st.
Catherine	later Holmes from Independence ave n. for Catherine Mulkey
Catharine	West Kansas; south from Mulkey st. to limits
Cecil	for J. D. Cecil of Leavenworth
Cedar	for the number of cedar trees planted along the street
Central	3 blks west of Main, from 5th south to 17th; south from Cumberland to limits
Chandler	named for Sarah Chandler Coates; runs south from 5th to 9th	Central
Charley	Vine st. south
Charlotte	named for Charlotte Campbell; 7th street east of Main; levee to Independence ave.
Cherokee	9th street, east from Main; Ranson's Addition	9th st.
Cherry	5th blks east of Main, from river s. to limits
Chestnut	11th east of Main to limits	11th st
Chouteau	11th west of Main to Bluff; for Cyprian Choteau	11th st.
Church st.	runs south from river to 5th st.
Clay	for Henry Clay
Cleveland	for the city of Clewveland, Oh.
Cliff Drive	naed for its location along the Missouri River bluffs
Cloon	C. C. Cloon, commission dealer
Commercial st.	runs east and west from Main to limits	1st st.
Commercial (Alley)	between levee and 1st, Delaware east to Walnut
Cora	Hutchinson's addition and Winningham ave	Anderson ave.
Cottonwood	named for a large cotton grove nearby
Court	runs east from Main to Laurel st.	7th st.
Cumberland	9th st., runs west from Main; Hubbard's Addition	W. 9th st.
Delaware	named for Delaware Indians; 1st st. w. of Main, river to Junc
Dewey	named for Dr. Dewey; runs south of McCoy st. to limits; Bouton & King's addition	Washington
Dickenson	S. S. Dickenson
Dripps	named for Catherine Mulkey's father; 10 blks w or Main, 12th st. s to limits	Belleview
Dykington	for Dykington Marsh, son on William Marsh
Edgar ave.	runs south from 4th through Guinotte's addition; for Judge J. Edgar Guinotte	Elizabeth
Eleanor	named for Eleanor Fry McGee; runs north and south McGee's addition	Main south of 12th st/.
Elizabeth	south from Independence ave through Ranson and Tally's addition; for a relative of Jos. C. Ranson	Forest ave.
Elm	from River southeast to 2nd, betweem Delaware & Wyandotte; named for elm trees planted
Elmwood	for Elmwood Cemetery; given the title by Judge Lucius Cary who laid out the cemetery
Erie	south from McCoy, Bouton & King's addition
Emily	runs east and west through Ranson's addition
Fairmount	for Philadelphia's Fairmount Drive
Fancher	for S. C. Fancher, real estate dealer
Fillmore	for President Millard Fillmore
Flora	Vine St. north
Forest	12 blks east of Main, river south to limits
Fort Scott	for Ft. Scott, Kansas
Francis	Gilliss to Troost, Bellevue or 1st south to 4th; for Judge Francis N. Black
Franklin	commencing at 12th, running southwest to 17th; for Benjamin Franklin
Freight	commencing at Penn, corner of 14th and running sw to Bluff Street bridge
Fremont	for western explorer John Charles Fremont
Front	1st street south of river, Grand east to limits.
Galveston ave.	West Kansas; runs southwest from 6th to 8th st.; became Union ave.	Union ave
Garnett	Garnett family, early settlers
Gay	south end of Charlotte st; runs south from Independence ave.	Charlotte
Genesee	West Kansas; 5 blks west of Santa Fe, river south to limits;
Genesee	runs south from Ottawa to city limits
George	named for George Tally; runs south from Independence ave.; Ranson and Talley's addition	Tracy ave.
Gertrude	McGee farm; James McGee's daughter; runs east and west from Main; McGee's addition	17th st.
Gillham Rd.	Engineer Robert Gillham, who built the city's first cable lines
Gilliss	levee to Pacific, Troost-Harrison; 10 blks e of Main, river south to Pacific; for William Gilliss
Gladstone	for William E. Gladstone
Goodrich	for Bishop Goodrich
Grand ave.	2 blks east of Main, river south to limits
Greenwood	for Prof. J. M. Greenwood, superintendent of schools
Gregory	for William S. Gregory, first mayor
Guinotte	for Joseph Guinotte, who moved to KC in 1849	21st st.
Hackberry	runs south of Independence ave. to limits; McGee's addition	Cherry
Hale	for fire chief George C. Hale
Pepita	McKinney Heights	Harris ave.
Hardesty	for William Hardesty, pioneer land owner
Harrison	10 blks east of Main, river south to limits; for J. S. Harrison, brothe of President Benj. Harrison
Hasbrook	for Charles H. Hasbrook, of the KC Times
Heist	for William Heist, owner of Heist Bldg
Henning	for Major R. Henning of the Fort Scott RR
Hickory	West Kansas; 2 blks west of Santa Fe, river south to limits
High st.	Locust at its north end; south from Levee to Independence ave;  4th street east of Main	Locust
Hillary ave.	Sheffield	Roberts st.
Holden	for banker H. M. Holden
Holly	12 blks west of Main, from 17th south to limits; named for Holly Jarboe
Holmes	named for Nehemiah Holmes; 7 blks east of Main; OR Robert Holmes, real estate developer
Hopkins	for real estate dealer Charles Hopkins
Hubbard	from Main to Broadway, running east and west
Hunter	for the pioneer Hunter family
Illinois	for the state of Illinois
Independence ave.	7 blks south of river, Grand east to city limits; named for its route to Independence
Irving	for novelist Washington Irving
Jackson	for pioneer Isaac Jackson
Jacquelin ave.	McKinney Heights	Scarritt ave.
James	continuation of Walnut st., for merchant T. M. James	Walnut
Jarboe	11 blks west of Main, from 17th south to limits; named for William J. Jarboe
Jefferson	7 blks west of Main, from 8th st. south to 17th st; for President Thomas Jefferson
John, Julia, Joseph	Virginia, 8th to 10th
Johnson	named for Mayor John Johnson	Garfield
Joseph	14 blks east of Main, from 18th south to limits
Joy	West Kansas; 9 blks south of river, from Santa Fe west to Liberty
Juliette	from Charlotte s	22nd st.
Juliette		22nd St
Kane	11th st. east of Main, Indep Ave to 23rd; Ranson & Tally's addition; for the 'celebrated arctic explorer'	Troost
Kansas ave.	West Kansas; 11 blks south of river, Santa Fe west to Liberty
Kessler
King	15th st east of Main, from Front south to 3rd.
Lafayette	commencing at the corner of Mulkey and Dripps, running southwest to 17th st.
Lancaster	Kersey Coates hometown in Pennsylvania; 10th st. west from Main to limits; Ashburne's addition	10th st.
Laurel	south of 8th st; south from Independence to limits; runs north and south, McGee's addition	Oak
Laveta ave	Laveta Place, Dundee Park, Washburn Place	Smart ave.
Lee	for Robert E. Lee
Levee		River st. Front st.
Liberty	West Kansas; 3 blks west of Santa Fe, river south to 20th st.; named for sentiment after the war
Lillabeth	named for Ransom wife?	Forest ave.
Linwood ave	Springfield place and other additions; named for the early Linwood school located in a linn grove	32nd st.
Lincoln	for President Abraham Lincoln
Linden	for the linden trees planteed by German colonists to KC
Lockridge	for developer Thomas Lockridge
Little Milton	runs south from Lykins to McCoy st.
Locust	5 blks east of Main, river south to limits; runs north and south, McGee's addition
Lombard	for Lombard brothers, bankers
Lydia	Guinotte farm, daughter of J. E.; 14 blks east of Main, levee south to limits; for Lydia Guinotte
Lykins	14 blks south of river, from Washington ave west to Summitl; Thomas' addition
Mabillion	15th st. east from Broadway to limits; named for Mobillion McGee; McGee's addition	15th st.
Madison	9 blks west of Main, Mulkey south to limits
Maiden Lane	for London's Maiden Lane
Main	running south through center of city from river to limits
Market	Public square; Main on the west, Walnut at east, 4th & 5th sts.	Grand st.
Marsh	for James Marsh, councilman
Martin	for settler Henry Martin
Mary	from Wyandotte to Broadway, running east to west
Mary Ann	south from levee to Independence ave, Guinotte's addition; East Kansas; for Mary Ann Troost	Harrison
May	4 blks west of Main, from 5th st. south to 9th; Cumberland's addition
McClure	for Major McClure, Civil War veteran and real estate developer
McCoy st.	west from Broadway to Summit; for pioneer John C. McCoy; Thomas' addition	16th st.
McDaniel's st.	north end of McGee st.; south from Independence to 8th; 3rd east of Main from Indep to Ross
McGee	3 blks east of Main from Independence ave. south to limits; for Col. E. M. Milton McGee
Milton	16th st, Broadway east to limits; for E. M. McGee, McGee's addition	16th st.
Menard st.	for Menard McGee; 14th st. east from Broadway to limits; McGee's addition	14th st.
Mercier	for French settler Marcus Mercier
Merrill	for John Merrill, lumberman
Milwaukee	for the Wisconsin city
Missouri ave.	6 blks south of river, Delaware east to limits
Mobilliion	for Mobillion McGee	15th.
Monroe	for President James Monroe
Montgall	for Rufus Montgall, developer and politician
Mulberry	West Kansas; 1 blk west of Santa Fe, river south to 14th st or Kansas Ave.
Mulkey st.	13 blks south of river, Summit west to Dripps	13 st. west
Munford	for Dr. M. Munford of the Kansas City Times
New Delaware	continuation of Delaware, nka Baltimore ave.
Nicholson	for St. Louis grocer David Nicholson
Norton	for Judge Norton of Platte County, Missouri Supreme Court justice
Oak	4 blks east of Main, river south to limits; reputedly named by James H. McGee
Occidental st.	runs south from 4th to Pacific Place; western boundary line
Olive	for the tree
Orchard st.	runs west from Broadway to Summit through Balis Place+B271	13th st.
Ottawa	12th street, east and west through the city	12th st.
Pacific	7 blks south of river, Holmes east to Forest ave. southwest from 7th to limits; for Pacific Ocean
Paseo	Spanish for passway
Pearl	runs west from Grand to Walnut, one block from levee	1st st.
Peery	s end of Campbell st.; s from Independence ave to limits; for Thompson or Wm. Peery	Campbell
Pendleton	runs south from Lykins to McCoy street; for Judge Pendleton of Independence; Thomas' addition
Pennsylvania	6 blks west of Main, 5th st. south to limits
Perrin	for real estate developer Frank Perrin
Pine	West Kansas, runs south from 4th to Pacific ave.	Liberty
Poplar	West Kansas, runs south from 4th to Pacific ave.
Porter	for the pioneer Porter family	23rd st.
Prindle	for banker L. A. Prindle
Pullman	for contractor Walter Pullman
Railroad st.	runs east and west through Guinotte's addition
Roanoke	for Roanoke Island, N.C. settled by Sir Walter Raleigh
Ross	e from Main to McGee; east to limits and west to M. R. R. ; for a business partner of N. Scarritt	18th st.
Saint John	for the biblical figure
Saint Louis	for the city of St. Louis
Saint Paul	for the Minnesota city
Salisbury	for pioneer Robert Salisbury
Santa Fe	West Kansas; Bed of Kansas City, Ft. Scott & Gulf RR, river south to 14th; named for the RR
Scarritt	for Judge Nathan Scarritt
Scott	for postmaster C. F. Scott
Sewell ave	Laveta Place, Dundee Park, Maplewood	Thompson ave.
Shawnee	10th st east of Main; for the Shawnee Indian tribe	10th st.
Short	south from River to 1st between Grand and Walnut; south from River to Pearl
Smart	for Judge Thomas Smart
Spring	short distance on 6th st.; for a fine spring of water near the river; from Delaware to B'way e to w
St. Louis ave.	West Kansas, 3 blks south of river, from Bluff west to limits
Springfield ave.		31st st.
State	West Kansas, 7 blks west of Santa Fe, from river s to limits
Summit	8 blks west of Main, from 12th st south to limits; named for its location	High st.
Swope Park Blvd.	for Col. Thomas Swope
Sycamore
Thomas ave	joined 5th st in Clifton Hts, Thomas ave and St. john	St. John
Tracy	13 blks east of Main, from Front st. south to limits; for John H. Tracy, St. Louis developer
Topping	for William Topping, developer and politician
Troost	named for Benoist Troost; 11th street east of Main, river south to limits OR named for Mary Troost
Union Ave.	West Kansas; 4 blocks west of river, from 6th st. southwest to Hickory; named for the Union Depot
Valentine rd.	for P. A. Valentine, real estate developer
Van Horn	for Col. R. T. Van Horn, newspaperman, mayor, congressman
Vine	named for Mrs. Vienna Chase
Virginia	named for the state of Virginia
Wabash	for the Wabash River in Indiana
Wall	first named Annabelle for Mrs. R. B. Bullene
Walnut	1 blk east of Main, from river south to limits; for a large walnut grove at the north end when opened
Washington	5 blks west of Main, from 6th street south to 17th st.; for Preswident George Washington
William	6 blks east of Main,, runs south from Levee to Independence ave; west, Mccoy south to Lykins st.
Woodland	East city limits, from levee to south limits; named for its thick woods when opened
Wornall	for banker John C. Wornall
Wright ave.	McKinney Heights	Windsor ave.
Wyandotte	named for Wyandotte Indians; 3 blks west of Main, levee south to 17th st.
Wyman	for banker W.F. Wyman
Wyoming	south from Ottawa to limits; named for the state
Wyoming	West Kansas; 4 blks west of Santa Fe, from river south to limits