What is the significance of the road names?

The road names that Humboldt County uses were created with a logical sequential order. Avenues are laid out in semi-alphabetical order, using mostly the names of the the 50 states. Other names were also used to accommodate instances when there was not a state name that began with the next sequential letter such as Y. For example Arizona Avenue which runs north to south in the western-most side of Humboldt County is considered the first street name; and York Avenue is the last north south road on the eastern-most side of Humboldt County. There is no road name utilizing letter Z. Streets in Humboldt county run East to west, and are laid out in numerical order; 100th St is the northern-most road in Humboldt County, and 280th St is the southern-most road in Humboldt County. This lay-out creates a map grid which further details the individual "house number"of each structure in Humboldt County.
Last Updated Tuesday, November 30 1999