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Welcome to Ladds ...

Ladds is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ladds, you might consider that their post office opened in 1925.

Ladds is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Ladds (for example, toward Trenton (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Ladds: 423 & 729<3>

Communities Also Named Ladds ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ladds - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Ladds ...

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

  • Chattanooga
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • John Ross Estates
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
    • Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
  • Newnan Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
    • Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
  • Lytle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lytle is located in Walker County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
  • East Ridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Red Bank
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Oglethorpe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Signal Mountain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Signal Terrace
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 people
  • Milbro Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Milbro Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbro Heights
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,834 people

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 Ladds. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ladds.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ladds. 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 Ladds.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ladds ...

Looking for more information about Ladds? 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 Ladds, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ladds.

Adding Ladds to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ladds in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ladds was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ladds post office opened in 1925. The Ladds post office closed in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ladds.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ladds - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Ladds area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Ladds area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/