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.

• Albaugh Road-Libertytown

• 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)

• Brandenberg Gate Road-Smithberg

• 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)

• Herbert Road (Leonardtown, MD.)

• 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)

• Schlagel Road-Southern MD

• 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)