Alvada, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Post office
Post office
Location of Alvada, Ohio
Location of Alvada, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°03′01″N 83°24′07″W / 41.05028°N 83.40194°W / 41.05028; -83.40194
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountySeneca
Unincorporated community shipBig Spring
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
44802

Alvada (/ælˈveɪdə/ al-VAY-də[1]) is an unincorporated community in western Big Spring Township, Seneca County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44802.[2] It is located along the concurrency of U.S. Route 23 and State Route 199.

History

A post office called Alvada has been in operation since 1877.[3] By 1880, Alvada had 63 inhabitants.[4]

Landmarks

  • Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, which, until October 2023, when all structures were torn down, included a large, neo-gothic, red-brick church, a two-story school house, and a cemetery with over 470 marked graves.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "E.W. Scripps School of Journalism Ohio Pronunciation Guide | Ohio University". www.ohio.edu. Ohio University. 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  2. ↑ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  3. ↑ "Seneca County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ Lang, William (1880). History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. Springfield, Ohio: Transcript Printing Company. p. 632.
  5. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2139182/saint-peter-catholic-cemetery


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.