Have you ever wondered about the origination of some street names?

Here are a Few:

Horne Street was named after Col. Daniel H. Horne who came to Oceanside from Kansas around 1886.  Col. Horne's large home and property was located where the Mission Square Shopping Center is now, at Horne and Mission.  He was Oceanside's first mayor or president of the City Trustees in 1888. Horne helped to found the state capital in Topeka, Kansas, which is how Topeka Street got its name. 

Alberta and Leonard Streets are named after the two children of B.C. Beers, developer of Plumosa Heights, the neighborhood east of Hill Street (Coast Highway) and bound by Alberta and West Streets.

Alvarado Street was named for Thomas Alvarado, "one of the best known residents of southern California", a native of Los Angeles born on December 21, 1841.

Machado Street was named for an early Spanish family.  Mac and Juan Machado were in business with Louis Wolf in the early 1880's.

Myers Street was named after Oceanside's founder, Andrew Jackson Myers.  Myers first settled in the San Luis Rey Valley.  In 1883 he applied for a land grant and received 160 acres, and with the help of Cave Couts and J.C. Hayes, developed the town of Oceanside.

Hayes Street was named after John Chauncey Hayes, an early San Luis Rey Valley resident.  Hayes was an attorney, justice of the peace, newspaper editor of the South Oceanside Diamond and real estate agent in Oceanside for several decades.

Tait Street named after Magnus Tait, an early pioneer and manager of the Oceanside Water Works in 1888.  His home is still standing at 511 North Tremont Street.

Freeman Street named after the Freeman family, early pioneers of the San Luis Rey Valley who came from Texas in the 1870s.

Foussat Street was named after the Foussat family, particularly Hubert Foussat who came from France to San Diego County in 1871.

Crouch Street was named after Herbert Crouch, a sheep rancher from Australia.  Mr. Crouch settled in the San Luis Rey Valley in 1869.

Wisconsin Street was originally named Couts Street east of Hill Street (Coast Highway).

Couts Street was named after Cave Couts, who surveyed the new Oceanside townsite in 1883 together with J. C. Hayes. 

Wilcox Street is named after Ray Wilcox, who was a manager of Oceanside's early Safeway store in the 1920's.  He later opened a real estate office, Wilcox Investment company, and went on to become Oceanside's mayor in 1946.

Oceanside Boulevard was originally named Short Street after an early attorney, Montgomery Short who arrived in Oceanside in 1886.

Mission Avenue is aptly named because of the Mission San Luis Rey.  However, Mission Avenue in downtown Oceanside from Horne Street to Cleveland Street was originally named Second Street.  (Not that long ago you will remember we had 1st, 3rd, 4th, Streets)

Cottingham Street is named after Louis Cottingham, a former city attorney and long time Oceanside resident.

Glaser Drive was named after Elm Glaser, owner of Elm's Clothing Store.  Glaser began in business in 1936 with Elm's Bootery.  He and his brothers Hyman and Max built the Mission Square Shopping Center.

Godfrey Street was named after Richard Godfrey, a miner from Calico, California.  In the early development of Oceanside, Godfrey purchased a fair amount of property in South Oceanside.

Whaley Street was named after Francis Hinton Whaley, an early pioneer resident of San Luis Rey Township.  He was born in Old Town, San Diego and is said to have been the first white child born there. Whaley was the Editor of the San Luis Rey Star newspaper in the San Luis Rey Township in early 1880's.  This newspaper was later moved to Oceanside and became the Oceanside Star, which then became the Oceanside Blade.  The Oceanside Blade became the Blade Tribune, the Blade Citizen and is now the North County Times.

Cassidy Street was named after Andrew Cassidy, an early San Diego County resident.  At the present we do not have much information on Andrew Cassidy but he served as a pallbearer at the funeral of Ysidora Bandini Couts who died in 1897, along with a host of other prominent men.

Kelly Street was named in honor of the Kelly family, pioneers of both Oceanside and Carlsbad.  Robert Kelly came to San Diego County in 1851 with the army.  He later raised cattle on the Agua Hedionda Ranch with F. Hinton.  Robert Kelly's brother, Matthew Kelly, arrived in San Diego County with his family in 1868.  Matthew and his wife Emily had eleven children.  Daughter Minnie married William Webster Borden.

Stewart Street was quite possibly named for William Wallace Stewart, or A.D. Stewart, an early Oceanside blacksmith and Justice of the Peace.

Ellery Street was named after Henry E. Ellery, who came to Oceanside as early as 1920.  He owned a large vegetable packing warehouse near the railroad tracks and owned the subdivison near Mesa Drive and Mission Avenue, the Ellery tract.  It is believed that the small street off Mesa Drive, Rose Place, was named after the mother of Ellery's wife, Ada.

Hunsaker Street was named after Attorney William J. Hunsaker.  Hunsaker was a partner in the law firm Hunsaker, Britt & Lamme.  He represented J. C. Hayes in a suit against the City of Oceanside and also defended John W. Murray, who shot and killed Oceanside's Marshal Charles Wilson in 1889.

Kurtz Street was named after Daniel B. Kurtz who came to San Diego County in 1850 and elected Mayor of Old Town San Diego in 1851.  He settled in San Luis Rey in 1866 and served as Judge.

Hicks Street was named after James Van Renslear Hicks who came to California and settled in San Diego County in 1874.  He served as Oceanside's deputy sheriff and city trustee, as well as justice of the peace. In 1886, he joined John Chauncey Hayes and went into the real estate business.

Mitchell Street was named after John Mitchell who came to Oceanside in 1887.  He had previously lived in Fallbrook and planted extensive orchards there.  He purchased property in Oceanside and owned a home on Pacific Street. 

Reese Street is believed to be originally Reece Street, and was named after Oscar M. Reece who came to Oceanside in February of 1885 when Oceanside was said to have had only three houses.  He began a general merchandise business with his brother and was later elected Justice of the Peace.  He also engaged in the sale of real estate and was a notary public.

Maxson Street was named after Charles W. Maxson who arrived in San Diego on March 24, 1886.  Shortly afterward he came to Oceanside and joined with C. F. Francisco to open a general merchandise store.  He later entered the real estate and insurance business with Ben F. Griffin.  Maxson was also one of Oceanside's first city trustees.