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 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]
In 1958, Alvarado joined Decoto to form Union City.[1]
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