Streets & Addressing

The assessing office also serves as the E911 Addressing Officer for Topsham required by Town Ordinance.

§ 185-12. Naming system.

A. All roads that serve two (2) or more properties shall be named regardless of whether the ownership is public or private. A "road" refers to any highway, road, street, avenue, lane, private way or similar paved gravel or dirt thoroughfare. "Property" refers to any property on which a more or less permanent structure has been erected or could be placed. A road name assigned by the Town of Topsham shall not constitute or imply acceptance of the road as a public way.

B. The following criteria shall govern the naming system:

(1) No two (2) roads shall be given the same name (e.g., no Pine Road and Pine Lane).

(2) No two (2) roads should have similar sounding names (e.g., Beech Street and Peach Street).

(3) Each new road shall have the same name throughout its entire length.

Before any street name is approved for use, an application must be submitted with signatures of all abutting property owners.  Both the application and the current list of street names are available below, or by request from the assessing office.