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Welcome to Childress ...

Childress is located in Craighead County<1>.

Childress is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Childress lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Childress: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Childress ...

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

Beyond Arkansas, there are 5 communities that are also named Childress - they are located in Tennessee, 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.

  • Paragould
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Manila
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Manila is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <4>
  • Lake City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Leachville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <4>
  • Monette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Senath
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
  • Caraway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Marmaduke
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Craighead, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Childress - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Childress area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Childress area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.