> The 1833 document says the man lives on "Elm Street between Smith > and Main." [Street names are fictious for the exercise.] > > An 1833 map shows Elm and Smith, but not Main. Smith is between two > other streets whose names on the 1833 map match the names on the > 2009 map. > > I thought perhaps there was a convention that covered the order in > which the streets would be named, but after trying several > acquaintances and a couple total strangers, I don't think so. > > The question now becomes -- which is more likely > > A: that the clerk names the streets as if he were moving out > of the center of town > /or/ > B: that the clerk names the streets as if he were coming into > the center of town? > > I already /know/ there's no way to tell with certainty without > finding Main street on a map; I'm looking for a bread-crumb. > > Cheryl Singhals <singhals@erols.com> Is there a Main street? If not did Main Street get renamed since the map was drawn. With my ancestors there are several cases where the streets were renamed since they were involved with them. Is Main street listed in old street directories and old newspapers? Keith Nuttle <keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net>

Keith Nuttle wrote: > > The 1833 document says the man lives on "Elm Street between Smith > > and Main." [Street names are fictious for the exercise.] > > > > An 1833 map shows Elm and Smith, but not Main. Smith is between two > > other streets whose names on the 1833 map match the names on the > > 2009 map. > > > > I thought perhaps there was a convention that covered the order in > > which the streets would be named, but after trying several > > acquaintances and a couple total strangers, I don't think so. > > > > The question now becomes -- which is more likely > > > > A: that the clerk names the streets as if he were moving out > > of the center of town > > /or/ > > B: that the clerk names the streets as if he were coming into > > the center of town? > > > > I already /know/ there's no way to tell with certainty without > > finding Main street on a map; I'm looking for a bread-crumb. > > > > Cheryl Singhals <singhals@erols.com> > > Is there a Main street? If not did Main Street get renamed since > the map was drawn. Not now, not then. > With my ancestors there are several cases where the streets were > renamed since they were involved with them. Yeah, I've seen it happen close-to-home in the past decade. :( > Is Main street listed in old street directories and old newspapers? Not that I've found, yet. Cheryl singhals <singhals@erols.com>