Welcome to Ladd ...

Ladd is located in Augusta County<1>.

The location of Ladd has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

Ladd was established in 1854.

Ladd is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ladd lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ladd is within the boundaries of the (540) area code.

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, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon and Texas.

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.

• Staunton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Staunton is located in Staunton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staunton <4>
• Waynesboro
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Waynesboro City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Grottoes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grottoes
  • Grottoes is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grottoes <4>
• Stuarts Draft
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Draft
  • Stuarts Draft is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuarts Draft <4>
• Brand
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
  • Brand is located in Augusta County
• Sherando
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
  • Sherando is located in Augusta County
• Afton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <4>
• Dooms
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
  • Dooms is located in Augusta County
• Jolivue
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
  • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
• Crimora
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimora
  • Crimora is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crimora <4>

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 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 for Ladd was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ladd post office opened in 1887.

We also found Ladd in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ladd.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ladd. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Augusta County: www.co.augusta.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/