Welcome to Childress ...

Childress is located in Sullivan County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Childress, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Childress, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Childress is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Childress is located in the (423) area code.

Communities Also Named Childress ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Childress - they are located in Arkansas (2), Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Childress ...

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

• Johnson City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Johnson City is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
  • Former names for Johnson City:
  • Blue Plum Station
  • Haynesville
  • Johnsons Depot
  • Johnsons Tank
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <4>
• Kingsport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
  • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <4>
• Collingwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood
  • Collingwood is located in Sullivan County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 48,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingwood <4>
• Bristol
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
• East Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
  • East Ridge is located in Washington County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
• Elizabethton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethton
  • Elizabethton is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethton <4>
• Cross
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Cross is located in Sullivan County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
• Mill Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
  • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
• Bloomingdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
• Winchester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Johnson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 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 Childress. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Childress.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Childress ...

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

Adding Childress to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Childress 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 Childress was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Childress post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Childress.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/