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Welcome to Ladd ...

Ladd is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Ladd is located in Texas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ladd, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Ladd is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ladd lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Ladd ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Ladd - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ladd.

Communities near Ladd ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ladd.

  • Saint Robert
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Waynesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Licking
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgar Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Plato
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Roby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Roby is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
  • Hazelton ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hazelton is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
  • Bloodland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
  • Duke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Duke is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
  • Success
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ladd. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ladd.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ladd. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ladd.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ladd. See our Newspapers Page for Ladd.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ladd ...

Looking for more information about Ladd? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ladd, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ladd.

Adding Ladd to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ladd in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ladd was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ladd post office opened in 1892. The Ladd post office closed in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ladd.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Texas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ladd - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/