Alvada, Ohio

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
TownshipBig Spring
Elevation
[1]
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.

References

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


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