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)