Welcome to Childs ...

Childs is located in Pima County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Childs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Childs is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Childs lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Area Code for Childs: 520

Communities Also Named Childs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Childs - they are located in Florida, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Childs ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Childs.

• Ajo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajo
  • Ajo is located in Pima County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ajo <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ajo
  • From Childs to Ajo
• Mexican Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexican Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Town
  • Mexican Town is located in Pima County
• Why
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Why
  • Why is located in Pima County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Why <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Why
  • From Childs to Why
• Schuchuli
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schuchuli. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuchuli
  • Schuchuli is located in Pima County
  • Schuchuli has also been known as:
  • Gunsight Ranch
  • Gunsight Well
  • Gunsight
  • Sialatuck
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Schuchuli
  • From Childs to Schuchuli
• Charco
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charco
  • Charco is located in Pima County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Charco
  • From Childs to Charco

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Childs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Childs.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Childs ...

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

Adding Childs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Childs 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 Childs was on a map titled Road Map for Arizona (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Childs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pima County: www.co.pima.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/