HINDMAN STREET NAMES
 

  After the Historical Society's presentation of the historical names of the streets in Hindman, the Hindman City Council meeting on 1 July 1996, by motion made by Mrs. Patricia Calhoun, to retain the historical names of the streets in Hindman, and seconded by Mr. Ed Howard, the Society was then recommended to present the listing to Mrs. Josie Cornett.  Here is that list:

Historical Names:

Bailey's Street   (the street going up by Cody's Hardware and the Courthouse) Named for John M. Bailey.

Hagans' Street   (the street going parallel to Main Street behind the Courthouse in front of Josie's office)

Duke's Street           (the street between the present Circuit Court Clerk's office and the courthouse)

May's Alley              (the street leading down to the jail) A later mayor changed the name to Justice Lane

Main Street              (the Main Street of Hindman)

Duke's Branch  (the hollow behind the courthouse)

Sarah Everage Branch  (the mistakenly named hollow bearing the present name o f Edward's Branch - the importance of the name of this                       hollow is that this is the location where Sarah Everage and Solomon Everage lived - not on the Settlement School grounds which was the former property of William W. Baker, and later Granby Carew Smith.)

The following street names of privately owned drives were also proposed to the City Council:

Carew Drive            (Private drive leading from behind the courthouse off Duke's Branch Road to the Knott County Historical Society.)

Mary Belle Lane  (The Fork in Carew Drive midway to the top of the hill - leading out to Mike Sturgill's & to the apts now owned by Mattie Martin)

W.W. Baker Lane    (The driveway directly across from the Knott County Public Library leading up to the homes of Hilliard Smith,                                   Greta Napier, Ronnie & Tony Napier, Stan Napier.)

Rolen Hills              (The private drive leading from Angus Branch Road to the home of Colleen (Napier) Rolen.)

Later out of respect to Prof. Clarke, 'Fessor Clarke Circle was changed at the urging of David R. Smith, Susan Martin, Hassie Martin, and Shelbiana Rhein.