Alvarado, California

Old Alvarado (formerly, New Haven) is a former settlement in and former county seat of Alameda County, California, now annexed to Union City.^[1] It was located 5 miles (8 km) north-northwest of downtown Newark.^[1]

In 1851, Henry C. Smith founded the town of New Haven, named after his father's home town of New Haven, Connecticut.^[1] In 1853, the town amalgamated with a nearby town called Alvarado, and became the county of seat of the newly formed Alameda County.^[1] Alvarado was named for Juan Alvarado, Mexican Governor of California from 1836 to 1842.^[1] The first post office opened in 1853.^[1]

On January 13, 1959, Alvarado and Decoto voted to incorporate as the new City of Union City, California.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 594. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

37°35′48″N 122°04′40″W / 37.5966°N 122.0777°W / 37.5966; -122.0777

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[CGN-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 594. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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