Road Renaming

The road renaming initiative that began in Loudoun County in April 2022 has reached several milestones with the renaming of several streets and roads completed or nearly complete. 

The renaming of these roadways is a result of the Board of Supervisors’ September 2020 decision (PDF) to inventory and review Confederate and segregationist symbols in the county; the Board's November 2021 decision (PDF) to rename Fort Johnston Road, Jeb Stuart Road and streets adjacent to and within the Town of Round Hill; and the Board’s December 2021 decision (PDF) to rename Routes 7 and 50.

Roads in Central and Western Loudoun

As of June 1, 2023, the process of renaming Jeb Stuart Road has been completed and all new street signs are in place. The new name is Philomont Road. 

In addition, as of August 3, the renaming of the following roads in the Round Hill area will be completed. The county has mailed letters to property owners on the affected roads and streets officially notifying them of the name change.

• The new name of Early Avenue will be Earlybird Avenue.
• The name of Hampton Road will be Cinnamon Fern Road.
• The new name of Jackson Avenue will be Honeybee Avenue. 
• The new name of Lee Drive will be Turtle Hill Drive.
• The new name of Longstreet Avenue will be Piper Run Avenue.
• The new name of Pickett Road will be Broken Arrow Road. 

The renaming of Fort Johnston Road is underway and will be completed later in 2023.

Route 7 and Route 50 

In February 2022, the Commonwealth Transportation Board approved renaming the portions of Route 7 and Route 50, that are within the boundaries of Loudoun County, from Harry Byrd Highway to Leesburg Pike and from John Mosby Highway to Little River Turnpike, respectively. These designations honor the names traditionally used for these roads, which were developed as major transportation and trade routes between Alexandria and the Shenandoah Valley in the early 1800s.

To allow for the manufacturing and installation of new street signs for Route 7 and Route 50 as well as the notification of affected property owners, the effective date for the new names is planned for late September 2023. 

The county will notify property owners 60 days in advance of the official road name and address change. The goal is to complete all address changes as early as possible in the fall to avoid impacts on holiday mail delivery. The county will provide updates to Apple Maps, Google Maps, TomTom GPS and Waze in advance of the renaming.

For More Information

To assist property owners during this transition, the county has prepared a helpful Street Name Change Checklist (PDF), which is available at loudoun.gov/roadrenaming. In July, the county is slated to launch a program to assist businesses impacted by the renaming. 

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Project Update: January 10, 2023

The process of renaming a number of roads and streets throughout Loudoun County, which began in April 2022, continues:

• The new name of Jackson Avenue will be Honeybee Avenue. 
• The new name of Lee Drive will be Turtle Hill Drive.
•  The new name of Pickett Road will be Broken Arrow Road. 

Property owners of these streets were asked to nominate names for consideration. Proposed names that were available for use were provided to property owners on ballot for a vote. The new names will not become official until later in 2023. Residents will be notified by letter of the exact date their new address will become effective.

The process of renaming Early Avenue, Longstreet Avenue and Jeb Stuart Road is currently underway. Affected property owners have been asked to submit new names for consideration. Names that are not already in use, a sound-alike to an existing or approved road name, and otherwise meet the naming standards in Chapter 1020 (Loudoun County’s Naming of Streets Ordinance) will be sent back to the property owners on a ballot for a vote. The name with the most votes will become the new street name.

Detailed information about the Loudoun County road renaming initiative is online at loudoun.gov/roadrenaming.

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Note: This clarifies that property owners on some streets are still in the process of nominating street names for consideration and have not yet received their ballots.

The process of renaming a number of roads and streets throughout Loudoun County that began in April 2022 continues.

Completed Renamings 

• The renamings of Leesburg Court in Sterling and Little River Lane in Aldie have been completed. Leesburg Court is now Compass Rose Court and Little River Lane is now Vilgrain Farm Lane. The new street names are now available in Apple Maps, Google Maps, Open Street Map and Waze.

Streets in and around Round Hill

• The renamings of Early Avenue, Jackson Avenue, Lee Drive, Longstreet Avenue and Pickett Road are underway. Property owners of these streets were asked to nominate names for consideration. Names that are available for use will be voted on by property owners. Once a new name has been chosen by the residents, it will not become official until after the new year. Residents will be notified by letter of the exact date their new address will become effective.
  
  
• Hampton Road: Hampton Road residents were asked to nominate names for consideration. Only one name was submitted that was available for use – “Cinnamon Fern Road,” which will become the new name of Hampton Road. This road name will not become official until after the new year. Residents should not begin using their new address until notified of the exact date it will officially change. Note: “Cinnamon Fern” is a type of fern that is native to Virginia.

Detailed information about the Loudoun County road renaming initiative is online at loudoun.gov/roadrenaming.

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