Richland Township, Steuben County, Indiana

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

The township contains five cemeteries: Alvarado, Amish, Metz, Mount Pleasant, and Bethel.

[4] The first land registration was made by John Douglas on October 11, 1835 but Robert Jackman and family were the first to settle in the township, in 1836.

[5] The 1840 census shows only 16 families, including those of Douglas and Jackman.

[8] Like the rest of Richland township, Alvarado slowly lost population during the 20th century and, in the 21st century, is a small collection of dwellings, farm buildings, and the Alvarado United Methodist Church.

One of the first cemeteries in the area, Bethel Cemetery has graves dating from the late 1840s. Bethel cemetery was associated with the now-disbanded Bethel United Brethren church, the building of which was "sold and moved away". [ 5 ]
This old brick house stands on the southwest corner of present-day Alvarado.
Map of Indiana highlighting Steuben County