Plad is an
unincorporated community
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in northeast
Dallas County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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. The community is on
Missouri Route 64
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Route 64 is one of the original 1922 state highways and originally ran between Preston and Collins. It would eventually be move ...
five miles east of
Pumpkin Center and nine miles northeast of
Buffalo. The headwaters of
Jakes Creek 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
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