Alvada ( ) is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in western Big Spring Township,

Seneca County, Ohio Seneca County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 55,069. Its county seat is Tiffin. The county was created in 1820 and organized in 1824. It is named for the S ...

, United States. It has a

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with the ZIP code 44802. 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. By 1880, Alvada had 63 inhabitants.

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

Unincorporated communities in Seneca County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{SenecaCountyOH-geo-stub