Alvord’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Alvord. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Originally known as Nina, Alvord adopted its present name in 1882 in honor of the president of the Fort Worth and Denver Railway. There is no connection with the Arizona bandit Burt Alvord. A post office was established in 1882. By 1890, Alvord was a retail center for area farmers. In 1925, Alvord had 1,376 residents (42 more than in 2010), a high school, an elementary school, four churches, and a weekly newspaper. The Burlington Northern Railroad stopped there.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Alvord’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Alvord’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewAlvord, Texas, 1890: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Alvord
See all 1 →Alvord, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Alvord, Texas (1890) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.