List of Streets
| Street | Origin of name | Other |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd St. | ||
| Alton St. | possibly Alton, Hampshire, England | previously called Arch St. |
| Atwater St. | probably William Atwater, Fair Haven native and realtor | |
| Bailey St. | William R. Bailey, farmer | shortened with construction of I-91 |
| Beach View Ln. | new street added with 2006 Quinnipiac Terrace redevelopment | |
| Blatchley Ave. | Samuel L. Blatchley, realtor and developer | segment previously named Jackson |
| Brewery Sq. | ||
| Bright St. | Bright family, wholesale rag dealers | |
| Castle St. | ||
| Chambers St. | possibly William R. Chambers, file manufacturer | previously called 3rd St. |
| Chapel St. | Yale College Chapel | previously called Winthrop St. |
| Chatham St. | Chatham, England | |
| Clay St. | Henry Clay, U.S. statesman | |
| Clinton Ave. | DeWitt Clinton, governor of New York | |
| Clinton Pl. | ||
| Del Rio Dr. | new street added with 2006 Quinnipiac Terrace redevelopment | |
| Dover Dr. | ||
| Dover St. | Dover, England, a seaside resort | partially obliterated in 1923 with creation of Clinton Park |
| Downing St. | probably Downing St. in London | |
| East Pearl St. | originally named Pearl Street, perhaps because of the custom of using crushed oyster shells as a road surface | |
| English St. | Nathaniel S. English, farmer | |
| Exchange St. | location of an exchange office where oyster were traded for merchandise or for money | |
| Fawn St. | possibly named for a fawn sighted in the area | |
| Ferry St. | route to a ferry crossing the river | originally Ferry Path, although the diagonal street was relaid straight; also previously called Guilford Tpke |
| Fillmore St. | Millard Fillmore, 13th U.S. President | |
| Fox St. | Isadore Fox, landowner | |
| Front St. | in front of the river | thought to be the oldest road in Fair Haven, with the exception of Ferry Path; it used to be low enough that oyster boats could reach houses at high tide |
| Grafton St. | probably Grafton St., Dublin, Ireland | |
| Grand Ave. | called Grand St. until 1871; East Grand St. until 1887 | |
| Haven St. | probably a haven for boats | |
| Houston St. | Senator Sam Houston | |
| James St. | possibly James Hillhouse, landowner, but probably James E. English, land developer | |
| John W. Murphy Dr. | Mayor of New Haven from 1940-1941, a Fair Haven native | |
| John Williamson Dr. | John Williamson, a basketball player from New Haven | new street added with 2006 Quinnipiac Terrace redevelopment |
| Lewis St. | Charles Lewis, ship master and oyster dealer | |
| Limerick St. | Limerick, Ireland | |
| Lloyd St. | Sarah Lloyd, wife of James Hillhouse | |
| Lombard St. | Lombardy poplar trees planted by James Hillhouse on his land | |
| Main St. | Amasa Porter, developer, probably mistakenly thought the area would maintain its importance as a main street | |
| Maltby Pl. | Oliver E. Maltby, wealthy retired New York businessman | |
| Maltby St. | Maltby family, early Fair Haven settlers | |
| Market St. | possible site of an old farmers' market | |
| Middletown Ave. | Middletown, Connecticut | |
| Mill St. | Mill River | |
| Monroe St. | James Monroe, 5th U.S. President | |
| Murray Pl. | Peter Murray, carpenter | |
| Park Pl. | Clinton Park | |
| Peck Aly. | ||
| Peck St. | probably William A. Peck, landowner | |
| Perkins St. | Charles Perkins, landowner | |
| Pierpont St. | Rev. James Pierpont | |
| Pine Aly. | ||
| Pine Pl. | ||
| Pine St. | Pine grove near the Quinnipiac River | |
| Poplar St. | Lombardy poplar trees | |
| Qualmish Ave. | Fair Haven Union Cemetery road | |
| Richard St. | ||
| River St. | Quinnipiac River | |
| Rowe St. | Rowe family, prominent Civil-War era Fair Haveners | interrupted by I-95 |
| Saltonstall Ave. | Rev. Gurdon Saltonstall | |
| Saltonstall Ct. | ||
| Sandford St. | Captain Titus Sanford, steamboat pilot and landowner | previously called 4th St. |
| Shelter St. | possibly Shelter Island | |
| Wilcox Pl. | Edward T. Wilcox, joiner | |
| Wolcott St. | Governor Oliver Wolcott | |
| Woolsey St. | Rebecca Woolsey or Theodore D. Woolsey, President of Yale |
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