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Do you know of Laddsdale ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Laddsdale. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Laddsdale.<1>

Our sources for Laddsdale (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Laddsdale other than they indicate that Laddsdale would be found somewhere in Wapello County, Iowa.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Laddsdale ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Laddsdale:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Laddsdale - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

Sixth Biennial Report of the State Mine Inspectors, Two Years Ending June 30, 1893
Published as a Legislative Document: The Twenty-Fifth General Assembly of the State of Iowa - Vol. 4

Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Wapello County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Wapello County.

Agency CityHappy Hollow
AppanooseHighland
Ashland Crossing 
 Kirkville Station
Bridge 
BrysonNanisee
  
CarverOpposition
Cleonville 
ColumbiaPort Richmond
Comstock 
CoopersvilleSouth Ottumwa
Cynthiana 
 Tunis
Godfrey 
 Village

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.









 

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