2010 Map of Alvarado

Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the preservation of local burial grounds, including Oak Lawn Cemetery on the edge of town and the more remote Vega Cemetery to the north. These sites, along with the small community of March, provide vital anchors for family research in a region where the vast majority of the land is dedicated to industrial-scale farming. The interplay between the straight-line reliability of roads like County Hwy-101 and the natural curves of the river illustrates the human effort to master this prairie environment.