Alvarado, Indiana

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Alvarado, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Alvarado
Coordinates: 41°34′36″N84°50′16″W / 41.57667°N 84.83778°W / 41.57667; -84.83778
Country United States
State Indiana
County Steuben
Township Richland
Elevation
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292 m (958 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46742
Area code 260
GNIS feature ID430126 [1]

Alvarado is an unincorporated community in Richland Township, Steuben County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

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History

Early years

A post office was established at Alvarado in 1855, and remained in operation until 1904. [2] An old variant name of the community was called Richland Center. [3] In 1849, the Alvarado United Methodist Church was built, and is still in service today. [4]

In 1885, the village of Richland Center was described thusly: "Richland Center is a small village, located mostly on the northwest corner of section 20 [of Richland Township]. It is a convenient postoffice for the township, has a graded school and a store, the latter kept by John Douglas, who is also Postmaster. The postoffice is known as Alvarado." [5]

In 1890, the population was estimated as around 300 residents. [6]

20th century

In 1900, the population was 321. [7] Alvarado School still operated in the early 20th Century. [8]

By 1920, the population had dropped to 30. [9] The population was 5 in 1930. [10]

Geography

Alvarado lies 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Indiana State Road 427, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Metz. [11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alvarado, Indiana
  2. ↑ "Steuben County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ "USGS detail on Alvarado - Variant Citation" . Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Alvarado United Methodist Church". Alvarado United Methodist Church. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ Inter-state publishing co., Chicago (1885). History of Steuben County, Indiana, together with... biographies of representative citizens. Chicago, Inter-state publishing co.
  6. ↑ Cram, George Franklin (1891). Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States. G.F. Cram. p. 364.
  7. ↑ Cram, George F. (1900). Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled. J. R. Gray & Company. p. 134.
  8. ↑ Ford, Ira; Stevens, Orville; McEwen, William H.; McIntosh, William H. History of Northeast Indiana : LaGrange, Steuben, Noble and DeKab Counties (PDF). Vol. 2. p. 170. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  9. ↑ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 185.
  10. ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 265.
  11. ↑ "General Highway and Transportation Map - Steuben County, Indiana" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on September 7, 2025. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
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