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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958 ft (292 m)
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]

History

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]

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.


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