Welcome to Childsdale ...

Childsdale is located in Kent County<1>.

The location of Childsdale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Childsdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Childsdale is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Childsdale lies within the (616) area code.

Communities near Childsdale ...

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

• Grand Rapids
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
  • Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rapids <4>
• Wyoming
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <4>
• Kentwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
  • Kentwood is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <4>
• Walker
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Walker is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <4>
• Grandville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandville
  • Grandville is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandville <4>
• East Grand Rapids
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grand Rapids
  • East Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Grand Rapids <4>
• Greenville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Belding
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belding
  • Belding is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belding <4>
• Sparta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Coopersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
  • Coopersville is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coopersville <4>

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 Childsdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Childsdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Childsdale ...

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

Adding Childsdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Childsdale 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 Childsdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Childsdale post office opened in 1900.

We also found Childsdale on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Childsdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kent County: www.accesskent.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/