Originally Posted by shut the front door (Post 2403301)

Right? I see these addresses up in the northern area that are numbered and then named! Who wants to recite "12324 187th terrace Pine st" every time someone needs your address!

Originally Posted by Chloe Girl (Post 2403503)

Yes, the addresses up north may be a pain to write and recite, but they may save your life! I have been told that it's for the emergency vehicles to find your residence faster. Besides, it fun to recite your address to someone who's writing down because it seems like it never ends!!

Originally Posted by cthherod@gmail.com (Post 2403598)

We live on Pagan Way in St. Catherine. Who was the braintrust who thought that was a good idea? I’ve been told it’s pronounced “pa gan’,”but it’s so much funnier the other way.

Originally Posted by shut the front door (Post 2403301)

Right? I see these addresses up in the northern area that are numbered and then named! Who wants to recite "12324 187th terrace Pine st" every time someone needs your address!

Originally Posted by DAVES (Post 2403602)

Far as THE VILLAGES, have you never needed to give your ship to address to somebody, they ask for city and you say THE VILLAGES and they wonder about you?

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 2403308)

I wouldn't look at a house if I found out the neighbors were too stupid. You live with them every day, whether you have documents or not. Most are fine, but some.........................................????? ????????????????????????????????

Meanwhile - to answer the question asked:

It appears that the naming of the roads is dependent on the village in question. Over on the Historic side, many of the roads were named in honor of the Schwartz and Tarrson families, such as roads bearing the founders' names, Boone Court (a Schwartz family member), and Kiley. In addition some were named for the owners of the properties that were there before they developed the trailer park that became The Villages. Bowersox Road, to my knowledge, was named after the Bowersox farm that occupied much of the land there. One section of the Historic Section was named after flowers. Magnolia, Orchid, Daffodil, etc. Another has roads named for famous golf courses, such as St. Andrews, Pebble Beach, and Cyprus Point.

In the Spanish Springs area, it looks like they picked random spanish words and phrases that sounded good without much thought to their meaning. Agua way, is not along the edge of any waterway or retention pond. Rio Grande Avenue is not near any rivers, grand or otherwise. Loma Paseo drive isn't on a hill.

Originally Posted by Altavia (Post 2403423)

And they use a mix of Street suffex: Trail, Avenue, Parkway, Boulevard, Drive, Street, Road, Lane, Court, Loop, Circle, Run, Place, Path, Terrace, Way, ...

Some are a clue for how the street routes.

Originally Posted by Kelevision (Post 2403508)

There are many ways… they use names they know, people who work here in some capacity. The law firm McLin Burnsed for example. Both names are used in TV yet no actual McLin or Burnsed works at McLin Burnsed. My realtor has a street name but so does my friend from Leesburg who’s never lived in the Villages but her family is very well known in Leesburg.

Originally Posted by BrianL99 (Post 2403310)

At least you don't have to use your Village name on your address ... who would want "Chitty Chatty" on most every document in their life?

(I had a real estate developer friend, years ago. Built a little small development for his family. Named the street "Easy Street".)

Originally Posted by justjim (Post 2403250)

Village of Caroline many streets were named after small towns in North and South Carolina. Kind of cool! Some streets I observed are named after Property of The Villages sales agents and other Village employees. As noted, The Developer makes the call.

Originally Posted by Mrfriendly (Post 2403233)

Would anyone know how each new village street names gets decided?