Streets and squares of Romney, West Virginia
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Below is a complete list of street names in the City of Romney in Hampshire County, West Virginia. An accompanying city street map is coming soon. Streets in Romney's original grid laid out by George Washington for Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron are marked in blue.
| Street | Neighborhood | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| A Street | ||
| Antigo Place | Oldtown | |
| Armstrong Street | Long Subdivision | |
| B Street | ||
| Beatty Hill Drive | Beatty Hill | |
| Bill Taylor Road | ||
| Birch Lane | Oldtown, West Romney | local birch trees |
| Black Hill Road | Black's Hill | Romney's first Black subdivision after Emancipation |
| Blue Street | Depot Hill | John and Madelyn Blue |
| Bolton Street | Oldtown, Depot Hill | |
| C Street | ||
| Campus Drive | WV Schools for the Deaf & Blind | Main Campus drive |
| Center Avenue | Depot Hill | |
| Central Avenue | Savilla-Vale | Savilla-Vale's "center" street |
| Charles Street | Valley View | |
| Charlevoix Place | Oldtown | Charlevoix, Québec |
| Cherry Lane | Valley View | |
| Collins Street | Parsons Heights | |
| Cornwell Drive | South Hills | Governor John J. Cornwell |
| D Street | ||
| Depot Street | Depot Hill | Old Romney Railroad Depot |
| Depot Valley Road | Depot Valley, Valley View | Old Romney Railroad Depot |
| E Street | ||
| Elizabeth Street | Valley View | |
| Elk Place | Depot Hill | |
| Endler Avenue | Endler Addition | |
| Everett Place | Depot Hill | |
| F Street | ||
| Fairfax Street | Parsons Heights | Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron |
| Fifth Street | Savilla-Vale | |
| First Street | Savilla-Vale | |
| Fourth Street | Savilla-Vale | |
| G Street | ||
| Goldsborough Avenue | Goldsborough Addition | |
| Grafton Street | Oldtown, Long Subdivision | Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton |
| Gravel Lane | Oldtown, Southwest | Originally Romney's "graveled" main street |
| Gravel Lane Extension | Loy-Long Addition | |
| H Street | ||
| Hampshire Street | Southwest | Hampshire County |
| Harmison Lane | Depot Hill | |
| Heavener Road | ||
| High Street | Oldtown | High Street |
| Hill Street | North Romney, Parsons Heights | |
| Hines Hill Drive | Hines Hill | Hines family |
| Holtsville Street | Holtsville Addition | |
| Indian Heights Circle | Indian Heights | |
| Industrial Park Road | Hampshire County Industrial Park | Hampshire County Industrial Park's access road |
| Jerry Mezz Lane | ||
| Keller Street | Valley View | Keller family |
| Kuykendall Street | Valley View | Kuykendall family |
| Larson Place | Depot Hill | |
| Leonard Street | Valley View | |
| Loy-Long Street | Loy-Long Addition | Loy and Long Families |
| Main Street | Oldtown | Romney's Main Street |
| Marathon Place | Oldtown | |
| Marshall Lane | Oldtown | |
| Marsham Street | Oldtown, Depot Hill | Robert Marsham, 2nd Baron Romney |
| Mercereau Road | Wirgman Hill | |
| Miller Lane | South Hills | Edgar and Mary Miller |
| Mitchell Street | Parsons Heights | |
| Ozark Hill Road | Vanderlip | |
| Parsons Street | Parsons Heights | Parsons family of Wappocomo Plantation |
| Potomac Avenue | Savilla-Vale | South Branch Potomac River |
| Quail Drive | WV Schools for the Deaf & Blind | |
| Rannells Lane | ||
| Red Bud Lane | ||
| Rockway Street | Depot Hill | |
| Rosemary Lane | Oldtown, West Romney | |
| School Street | West Romney, Riverside Addition | Romney Grade & Old Romney High Schools |
| Second Street | Savilla-Vale | |
| Seventh Street | Savilla-Vale | |
| Sioux Lane | Oldtown | |
| Sioux Lane Extension | Depot Hill, Valley View | |
| Sixth Street | Savilla-Vale | |
| State Street | Depot Hill | |
| Stonewall Drive | Homewood (Reservoir Hill) | |
| Third Street | Savilla-Vale | |
| Thompson Street | Depot Hill | |
| Valley Street | Long Subdivision | Big Run's "valley" in north Romney |
| Valley View Drive | Valley View | Nearby Valley View Plantation |
| Vanderlip Drive | Vanderlip | |
| Voit Way | ||
| Washington Street | Depot Hill | George Washington |
| Whippoorwill Drive | Homewood (Reservoir Hill) | Whip-poor-wills native to area |
| Williams Street | Parsons Heights | Williams family |
| Wirgman Avenue | Wirgman Addition | Wirgman family |
| Wirgman Hill | Wirgman Addition | Wirgman family |
| Wolf Way | Depot Hill | |
| Woodland Circle | Homewood (Reservoir Hill) | |
| Woodland Way | Homewood (Reservoir Hill) | The "woodlands" atop Reservoir Hill |
