Plad is an

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in northeast Dallas County, in the

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. The community is on

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five miles east of Pumpkin Center and nine miles northeast of

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. The headwaters of

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arise just to the northwest of the community.

History

A post office called Glad was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1960. The community's name was supposed to signify that the townspeople were "Glad" they had finally secured a post office (a postal error accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected).

References

Unincorporated communities in Dallas County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{DallasCountyMO-geo-stub