Ladd is an unincorporated community in northwestern Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
The community was located in Long Hollow, approximately 1.25 miles south of the Texas-Pulaski county line and about 1.75 miles northeast of Evening Shade. The Long Hollow church and cemetery are located about one-half mile south in Long Hollow and the historic Long Hollow school was located near the community site.Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, Big Piney, MO, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle. USGS, 1943
History A post office called Ladd was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1922. The community has the name of Ladd Davis, the son of an early settler.
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