Welcome to Childres Place ...

Childres Place is located in Santa Fe County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Childres Place: Childres Pl. (or less commonly used: Childres Plc.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Childres Place for more information about variations on the name of Childres Place.

Childres Place is 7,040 feet [2,146 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Childres Place is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Childres Place lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Childres Place is located in the (505) area code.

Communities near Childres Place ...

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

• Pecos
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecos
  • Pecos is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecos <4>
• Ilfeld
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilfeld
  • Ilfeld is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilfeld <4>
• Rowe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
  • Rowe is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowe <4>
• Galisteo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galisteo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galisteo
  • Galisteo is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galisteo <4>
• Lamy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamy
  • Lamy is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamy <4>
• El Ancon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Ancon
  • El Ancon is located in San Miguel County
• Ribera
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribera
  • Ribera is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ribera <4>
• San Miguel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Miguel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
  • San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
• Coruco
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coruco
  • Coruco is located in San Miguel County
• Glorieta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glorieta
  • Glorieta is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glorieta <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 Childres Place. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Childres Place.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Childres Place ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Santa Fe County: www.co.santa-fe.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/