Maryland Streets-German Names
During WWI, there was a frenzy to eliminate things that were German. Some street names were named. The most well-known is that of German Street in downtown Baltimore that was renamed Redwood Street. Read the articles that led to the change.
Angleberger Road (Thurmont)
Armistead (There is a Armistead Way in Baltimore; Armistead Street in Glen Burnie; Armistead Road in Silver Spring and a Fort Armistead Road in Curtis Bay
Arion Park Road-(Baltimore City 21229)
Augusta Ave (West Baltimore City 21223)
Bachman Road (Carroll County)
Bachman Valley Road (Carroll County)
Bahner Road (Howard County)
Bauernschmidt (Bauernschmidt Road is in Baltimore; there is a Bauernschmidt Drive in 21221)
Baublitz Road (Baltimore County..Owings Mills 21117 and one in Reisterstown 21136)
Bauer Road (Baltimore County-Perry Hall)
Baugher Road-(Frizzelburg, Westminster 21158, Thurmont 21788)
Baumgardner Avenue-(Taneytown)
Bauernwood (Bauernwood Avenue is in Parkville 21234)
Beck’s (There is a Beck Street and a Beck Avenue in Baltimore)
Beethoven (There is a Beethoven Place in Charlotte Hall; a Beethoven Avenue in Gwynn Oak; a Beethoven Way and Blvd. in Silver Spring and a Beethoven Drive in Westminster.
Benkert Aveue (Located in Baltimore, zip 21229)
Benninghaus Street (Located in Baltimore, zip 21212)
Bentz Road-Frederick, Maryland
Benzinger Road-Baltimore
Berg Street (Berg Way is in Edgewood, zip 21040)
Berger Street (Berger Avenue in Baltimore, zip 21206; Berger Rd., in Columbia, zip 21046; Berger Street in Odenton, zip 21113; and Berger Terrace in Potomac, zip 20854.
Berlin Avenue (Berlin Court in Abingdon, zip 21009; Berlin Avenue in Baltimore, zip 21225; Berlin Street in Baltimore, zip 21230; and Berlin Way in Waldorf, zip 20603.
Bittinger Lane-(Grantsville)
Bixler Church Road-Manchester, Maryland
Blenheim Road (Baltimore County)
Bollinger School Road-(Taneytown)
Born Court-(Located in Baltimore City)
Bottner Road-(Gambrills)
Brehm’s (Baltimore, also Cumberland and Westminster have a Brehm’s Rd.)
Breitwert Avenue (Located in Baltimore, zip 21230)
Broening Highway (Located in Baltimore City & County, zips 21222, 21224.
Bruehl Road (Located in Upperco, Maryland)
Brune Street (Located in Baltimore City)
Classen Avenue (Located in Baltimore, zip 21215)
Coblentz Street -(Frederick)
Crouse Mill Road (Taneytown, zip 21787)
Decker (Baltimore has Decker Avenue, zip 21224, 21205, 21213; Decker Place in Edgewater, zip 21037; Decker Street in Elkton, zip 21921; Decker Way in Ellicott City, zip 21043; Decker Avenue in Hagerstown, zip 21740; and Decker Court in Waldorf, zip 20603)
DeKalb (Dekalb Court is in Hyattsville, zip 20782;
Dietz Street (Located in Baltimore, zip 21206)
Diller Street (There is a Diller Avenue in Baltimore, zip 21206; a Diller Court and Lane in Boyds, zip 20841; and a Diller Drive in Hagerstown, zip 21742)
Dreher Avenue (Located in Pikesville, zip 21208)
Dobler Street (Located in Baltimore City)
Duker Street & Court (Located in Baltimore City)
Durst Lane-Fitzel, Garrett County
Eierman Avenue (Located in Baltimore, zip 21206)
Eislen Street (Located in Baltimore, zip 21230)
Elbert Street (Located in Baltimore, zip 21229)
Erdman Avenue (located in Baltimore)
Fait Avenue (located in Baltimore City)
Finzel Road-Garrett County
Flickinger Road - (Westminster)
Foerster (Foerster Avenue in Baltimore, zips 21227, 21230 and in Halethorpe, Foerster Road, zip 21227)
Frankford Avenue (Located in Baltimore, zips 21214, 21206)
Frankfurt Drive (Located in Waldorf, zip 20603)
Frankfurst (Located in Baltimore, zip 21225)
Fridinger Street-(Hamstead)
Fritz Lane (Cumberland)
Funkhouser Street-Indian Springs
Gablehammer Road-(Westminster 21157)
Gahle Road-(Carroll County/Westminster)
Garlinger Street (Located in Hagerstown 21740)
Gassinger Road (Middle River)
Geiss Road (Baltimore County)
Gephart Drive (Located in Cumberland, zip 21502)
Gerber Lane (Hagerstown)
German Street (The German Street in Baltimore is now Redwood, however, Annapolis has a German Street, zip 21401; Ellicott City has a German Road, zip 21042; and Hampstead has a German Drive, zip 21074. Baltimore does have a German Hill Road, zip 21222)
Germania Avenue (There is a Germania Avenue in Baltimore and a Germania Circle in Salisbury, zip 21801)
Gerstner Court (Gambrills)
Getzendanner Alley (Frederick)
Gishel Avenue - (Located in Baltimore City)
Goblehammer Road-(Manchester)
Goethe Street (Cumberland)
Gunther -(Baltimore, zip 21206; Gunther Street in Capitol Heights, zip 20743; Gunther Road in Glen Burnie, zip 21060; Gunther Lane in Joppa, zip 21085; and Gunther Drive in Mechanicsville, zip 20659; Gunther Way-Baltimore City, 21224)
Gunther Way-Baltimore City
Gutman (Gutman Avenue in Baltimore, zip 21218; and Gutman Lane in Port Deposit, zip 21904)
Hafer Street (Located in Baltimore, zip 21223)
Hager Street (Located in Hagerstown 21740)
Hahn Road -(Westminster)
Hamburg Street (one of the streets named after a German city-Hamburg Street in Baltimore, zip 21230; Hamburg Drive in Abingdon, zip 21009; Hamburg Road in Frederick, zip 21702; and Hamburg Avenue/Street in Pasadena, zip 21122)
Hanover Street (one of the streets named after a German city. There are 18 locations in the State with Hanover in the name of a thoroughfare: Aberdeen, Annapolis, Baltimore, Bowie, Brooklyn, Cumberland, Elkridge, Greenbelt, Hampstead, Hanover, Leonardtown, Luke, Manchester, Reisterstown, Salisbury, Silver Spring, Upperco and Waldorf)
Hausen Drive-Carroll County
Heckel Avenue (Located in Baltimore, zip 21206)
Hellwig (Located in Baltimore, zip 21206)
Henneman Avenue (located in Baltimore, zip 21213)
Herkimer Street (Located in Baltimore, zips 21223, 21230)
Herr Road-(LaVale)
Hershberger Avenue-(Grantsville)
High German Road (Located in Hancock 21750)
Hoffman Street (now known as 29th Division Street-It is a small street near the Fifth Regiment Armory that was once part of a major thoroughfare.
Holstein Ave (Located in Belair, zip 21015; Glen Burnie, zip 21060; Hughsville, zip 20637, Takoma Park, zip 20912, and Thurmont, zip 21788.
Horst (Horst Lane in Hagerstown, zip 21740 and Horst Road in Rosedale, zip 21237)
Houck Road (Located in Union Bridge 21791, also Westminster)
Houcksville Road-Carroll County
Hubner (There is a Hubner Avenue in Baltimore, zip 21211 and one in Catonsville, zip 21228)
Humbart School House Road-(Westminster)
Hutschenreuter Lane (There is also a Hutschenreuter Road) in 21057, Glen Arm, Maryland.
Joh Avenue (Located in Baltimore, zip 21229)
Johannsen Street (Located in Baltimore)
Kahler (Kahler Avenue is in Baltimore, zip 21237 and Kahler Road is in White Planes, zip 20695)
Kaufman (Kaufman Court is in Upper Marlboro, zip 20772)
Keirl Lane, Keerl Court (Baltimore City)
Keller (There are 9 locations with Keller in the name of a thoroughfare: Accident, Freeland, Lutherville, Middletown, Pikesville, Port Deposit, Silver Spring, Smithsburg and Stevenson)
Klausmeier Road (Baltimore County-Perry Hall)
Klein (Klein Court in Crofton, zip 21114; Klein Avenue in Ellicott City, zip 21043; Klein Avenue in Nottingham, zip 21236; and Klein Street in Preston, zip 21655).
Kleinhart Street (Frederick)
Knecht Avenue (Located in Halethorpe, zip 21229)
Kneppenberger Street (Cumberland)
Koontz Road (Located in Flintstone, zip 21530)
Kuper Place (Located in Baltimore, zip 21223)
Landwehr Lane (Located in Baltimore, zip 21223)
Lehman (Lehman Court is in Annapolis, zip 21409 and Lehman Street is in Baltimore, zip 21223)
Leisters Church Road-Westminster
Lentz Road (Baltimore County)
List Avenue (Located in Baltimore, zip 21206)
Lohrs (Lohrs Lane in Clinton, zip 20735 and Lohr Road in Thurmont, zip 21788; Lohr Road in Emmitsburg)
Lucabaugh Street-Carroll County/Westminster
Luerssen Avenue (Located in Baltimore 21206)
Luthardt Road (Middle River)
Maempel Lane (Located in Baltimore, zip 21223)
Maier Road (Located in Laurel, zip 20723)
Mann Road (Located in Deale 20751; Hancock 21750)
Manns (Manns Terrace in Cumberland, zip 21502; Manns Avenue in Parkville, zip 21234; and Manns Road in Severna Park, zip 21146).
Middleburg Road (Union Bridge, zip 21791)
Miltonberger Street (Cumberland)
Mueller (Mueller Street in Baltimore, zip 21224; Mueller Drive in Easton, zip 21601; and Mueller Drive in Glen Burnie, zip 21061).
Muth (Muth Avenue in Baltimore, zip 21207 and Muth Road in Woodsboro, zip 21798)
New Germany Road-(Grantsville)
Nusbaum Road (Located in Taneytown 21787)
Nuth Avenue (Located in Baltimore, zip 21206)
Obrecht Road (Located in Carroll County, Sykesville, Zip 21784 and in Millersville, Zip 21108)
Orndorff Road -(Emmitsburg)
Parkerstung Rd. (Frostburg)
Pfefferkorn Road (Howard County)
Pfister Court (Located in Baltimore, zip 21224)
Phelps Lane (Located in Baltimore 21229); Also found in District Heights, Fort Meade, Gaithersburg, Hyattsville, Glen Burnie and Hanover.
Raborg Street (now Fairmount Avenue)
Radecke Avenue (Located in Baltimore, zip 21206)
Raspe Avenue (Located in Baltimore)
Reindollar Street -(Taneytown)
Reinhardt Lane-(Glen Burnie 20160)
Reinhart Street (Located in Baltimore, zip 21230)
Rehbaum Avenue (Located in Halethorpe, zip 21227)
Richter Farm Road (Located in Germantown 20841)
Riefsnider Road (Keymar, zip 21757)
Rinehart Road (Located in Carroll County, Zip 21158)
Ritter Avenue (Located in Baltimore, zip 21206)
Routzahns Way (Frederick)
Rueckert Avenue (Located in Baltimore, zip 21206)
Sgt. Poffenberger Street-(Keedysville)
Schaeffer Road (Located in Germantown 20841)
Schenley (Schenley Road in Baltimore, zip 21210 and Schenley Lane in Temple Hills, zip 20748)
Schley (Schley Road in Annapolis, zip 21401; Schley Avenue in Baltimore, zip 21206; Schley Avenue in Braddock Heights, zip 21714; Schley Street in Cumberland, zip 21502; and Schley Avenue in Frederick, zip 21702)
Schroeder Street (There is a Schroeder Street in Baltimore, zips 21217, 21223 and one in Nottingham, zip 21236; and a Schroeder Avenue in Perry Hall, zip 21128)
Schubert Drive (Located in Silver Spring, zip 20904)
Schulz Alley (Allegany County)
Schwainger Road (Talbot County)
Schwartz (Schwartz Street is in Baltimore, zip 21212 and Schwartz Court is in Street, MD., zip 21154)
Sebastian Blvd. (Frederick)
Seidel Avenue (Located in Baltimore, zip 21206)
Seifert Avenue (Located in Baltimore, zip 21206)
Siegwart Lane (Located in Baltimore, zip 21229 and also in Frederick County)
Sipple (located in Baltimore City)
Snyder (There are seven locations in the State that use Snyder in the name of a thoroughfare: Chestertown, Cumberland, Dundalk, Hagerstown, Oakland, Perry Hall and Sparrows Point)
Snydersburg Road-(Westminster)
Staab Terrace (Located in Baltimore, zip 21206)
Stengel Avenue (Located in Baltimore, zip 21222)
Stegmeier Road (Located in Cumberland, zip 21502)
Stricker Street (Located in Baltimore, zips 21223, 21217)
Strickland (Located in Baltimore, zips 21223 and 21229)
Stottlemeyer Road (Washington County)
Switzer Lane (Located in Laurel 20707)
Uhl Highway (Cumberland)
Ulm Street-(Frostburg)
Uhler (Uhler Avenue in Baltimore, zip 21215 and Uhler Lane in Finksburg, zip 21048).
Ulrich (Ulrich Lane in Elkton, zip 21921 and Ulrich Avenue in Middle River, zip 21220)
Unger Road (Hagerstown 21742, Smithsburg 21783 and Taneytown 21787)
Vocke Road (Cumberland)
Vogt (Vogt Avenue in Baltimore and Halethorpe, zips 21206, 21227)
Vollmerhausen Road (Located in Jessup 20794)
Vonderhorst Lane (Located in Baltimore City)
Waesche Drive (Located in Bowie, zip 20721-Also a Court and Place)
Waesche Street (Baltimore) Now just a field bordered by W. Saratoga; S. by W. Lexington; E. by Martin Luther King Blvd., and W by Fremont Ave. Attached article Sunpaper 2.8.1953
Waldman Avenue (Located in Baltimore, zip 21219)
Waldorf (Waldorf Avenue in Baltimore, zip 21215; Waldorf Way in Bowie, zip 20715; and Waldorf Court in Crofton, zip 21114).
Walrad Street (Located in Baltimore, zip 21229)
Walther (Baltimore has a Walther Ave, zip 21206 and Baltimore County, Nottingham and Perry Hall, have a Walther Blvd., zips 21236, 21236)
Wagner (There are 13 thoroughfares in Maryland that contain Wagner: Annapolis, Bel Air, Bethesda, Clinton, Essex, Forest Hill, Glen Burnie, McHenry, Middle River, Oldtown, Saint Leonard, Baltimore and Towson)
Warner (There are 7 locations in the State with a Warner Street, Rd., etc.: Baltimore, Elkton, Huntingtown, Hyattsville, Kensington, Keymar, Manchester)
Waugh Road (Baltimore County)
Weber (There are 8 locations with thoroughfares with Weber: Baltimore, Cumberland, District Heights, Essex, Hagerstown, Havre De Grace, Mechanicsville, Oakland).
Weidner Avenue (Located in Baltimore, zip 21212)
Weitzel (Baltimore has a Weitzel Avenue, zip 21214; Cumberland has a Weitzel Road, zip 21502; and Frederick has Weitzel Court, zip 21702)
Wentz Road (Located in Carroll County)
Westphalia Road (Anne Arundel County)
Westerwald Avenue (Located in Baltimore, zip 21218)
Wildberger Avenue (Located in Parkville, zip 21234)
Wilhelm Street (Baltimore City)
Wilkens Avenue (Located in Baltimore..see profile, William Wilkens)
Zeppelin (There is a Zeppelin Avenue in Brookly, zip 21225 and a Zeppelin Court in Clinton, zip 20735)