Alvada, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States

41°03′01″N 83°24′07″W / 41.05028°N 83.40194°W / 41.05028; -83.40194CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountySenecaTownshipBig SpringElevation

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846 ft (258 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

44802

GNIS feature ID1064317^[1]

Alvada (/ælˈveɪdə/ al-VAY-də^[2]) is an unincorporated community in western Big Spring Township, Seneca County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44802.^[3] 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.^[4] By 1880, Alvada had 63 inhabitants.^[5]

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.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alvada, Ohio
^ "E.W. Scripps School of Journalism Ohio Pronunciation Guide | Ohio University". www.ohio.edu. Ohio University. 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
^ "Seneca County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
^ Lang, William (1880). History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. Springfield, Ohio: Transcript Printing Company. p. 632.
^ https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2139182/saint-peter-catholic-cemetery