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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Alvarado (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Alvarado. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Alvarado is located in Steuben County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Steuben County: DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Branch (MI), Hillsdale (MI) & Williams (OH).

Below are the counties that are near Alvarado. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alvarado:

  • Steuben County     (The home county of Alvarado)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alvarado, with the one closest to Alvarado listed first.
    • Hamilton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Russels Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • York
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for York. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Steuben County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to York
      • From Alvarado to York
    • Angola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
      • Angola is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,827 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <3>
    • Pleasant Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
      • Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
    • Clear Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clear Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
      • Clear Lake is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clear Lake
      • From Alvarado to Clear Lake
    • Fremont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Fremont is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <3>
    • Ray
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hudson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
    • Jamestown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Orland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
      • Orland is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland <3>
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alvarado, with the one closest to Alvarado listed first.
    • Grabill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Leo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Harlan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
      • Harlan is located in Allen County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlan <3>
    • Leo-Cedarville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leo-Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
      • Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
    • Huntertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ari
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • DeKalb County
  • LaGrange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alvarado, with the one closest to Alvarado listed first.
    • Stroh
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Gravel Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Brushy Prairie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • South Milford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
      • South Milford is located in LaGrange County
    • Greenfield Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Mongo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Plato
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Brighton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Wolcottville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcottville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottville
      • Wolcottville is located in LaGrange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcottville <3>
    • Valentine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • LaGrange
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
      • LaGrange is located in LaGrange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <3>
  • Noble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alvarado, with the one closest to Alvarado listed first.
    • Kendallville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendallville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
      • Kendallville is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,893 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendallville <3>
    • Wakeville Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakeville Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
      • Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
    • Avilla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Laotto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laotto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laotto
      • Laotto is located in Noble County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laotto <3>
    • Rome City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
      • Rome City is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome City <3>
    • Ege
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brimfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
      • Brimfield is located in Noble County
  • Branch County (MI)
  • Hillsdale County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alvarado, with the one closest to Alvarado listed first.
    • Camden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Montgomery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Reading
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Frontier
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
      • Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
    • Buckeye ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buckeye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
      • Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Buckeye
      • From Alvarado to Buckeye
    • Ransom
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Shadyside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Steamburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lickly Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Waldron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Allen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
    • Hillsdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Osseo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lenawee County (MI)
    • Munson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Munson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
      • Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Munson
      • From Alvarado to Munson
  • Saint Joseph County (MI)
  • Defiance County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alvarado, with the one closest to Alvarado listed first.
    • Hicksville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Ney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sherwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Defiance County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <3>
  • Fulton County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alvarado, with the one closest to Alvarado listed first.
    • Archbold
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Burlington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Fayette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Eckley ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eckley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
      • Eckley is located in Fulton County (OH)
      • Eckley has also been known as:
      • Eckley Station
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eckley
      • From Alvarado to Eckley
    • Ritters ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
      • Ritters is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Paulding County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alvarado, with the one closest to Alvarado listed first.
    • Link ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Link. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
      • Link is located in Paulding County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Link
      • From Alvarado to Link
    • New Rochester ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Antwerp
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Knoxdale ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knoxdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
      • Knoxdale is located in Paulding County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Knoxdale
      • From Alvarado to Knoxdale
    • Cecil
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Emmett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Renollet ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Renollet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
      • Renollet is located in Paulding County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Renollet
      • From Alvarado to Renollet
  • Williams County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alvarado, with the one closest to Alvarado listed first.
    • Edon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
      • Edon is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <3>
    • Columbia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blakeslee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakeslee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeslee
      • Blakeslee is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakeslee <3>
    • Cooney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
      • Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cooney
      • From Alvarado to Cooney
    • Denmark ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denmark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
      • Denmark is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Denmark
      • From Alvarado to Denmark
    • Ainger
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Northwest
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Northwest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
      • Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Northwest
      • From Alvarado to Northwest
    • Edgerton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Montpelier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Montpelier is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <3>
    • Melbern
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jim Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jim Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
      • Jim Town is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Holiday City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
      • Holiday City is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Bryan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alvarado, see our County-by-County Page for Alvarado.

Cemeteries Near Alvarado ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alvarado.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alvarado covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alvarado, with the one closest to Alvarado listed first.

  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Otsgeo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Otsgeo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Otsgeo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eddy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eddy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eddy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boisher Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boisher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ligett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ligett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ligett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Teegardin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teegardin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teegardin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Otsego Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otsego Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otsego Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Scott Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (323 more) ...
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Malcom Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malcom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malcom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Carter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Alvarado had a population of 22 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Alvarado, with the one closest to Alvarado listed first.

  • Metz
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
    • Metz is located in Steuben County
  • Edon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
    • Edon is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <3>
  • Hamilton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Ellis is located in Steuben County
  • Artic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artic
    • Artic is located in DeKalb County
  • Blakeslee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakeslee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeslee
    • Blakeslee is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakeslee <3>
  • Cooney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
    • Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cooney
    • From Alvarado to Cooney
  • Edgerton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ainger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Nettle Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Lake
    • Nettle Lake is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Northwest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Northwest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
    • Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Northwest
    • From Alvarado to Northwest
  • Angola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
    • Angola is located in Steuben County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,827 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <3>
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Pleasant Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
      • Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
    • Summit
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in DeKalb County
    • Butler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alvarado. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alvarado.

Newspapers Published in Alvarado ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alvarado.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alvarado, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alvarado.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Alvarado:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alvarado. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Steuben County: www.co.steuben.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alvarado, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alvarado) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alvarado. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5734, Longitude: -84.8367    









 

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