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Welcome to Childress ...

Childress is located in Montgomery 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 1890.

Childress is 1,960 feet [597 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Childress: (540)

Websites for Childress ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Childress, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Childress ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Childress: This one is located in Montgomery County and the other is located in Goochland County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 5 communities that are also named Childress - they are located in Arkansas (2), Tennessee and Texas.

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.

  • Blacksburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
    • Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,074 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <5>
  • Christiansburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Radford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
    • Radford is located in Radford City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <5>
  • Pulaski
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <5>
  • Dublin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Dublin is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <5>
  • Pembroke
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Floyd
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mill Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
    • Mill Village is located in Radford City
  • Radford Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
    • Radford Village is located in Radford City
  • Simpkins Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpkins Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
    • Simpkins Village is located in Radford City

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 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Childress.

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 Montgomery County: www.montva.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Childress - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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