Welcome to Childers ...

Childers is located in Nowata County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Childers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Childers is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Childers: (918) & (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Childers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Childers - they are located in Arkansas and Florida.

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

Communities near Childers ...

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

• Coffeyville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeyville
  • Coffeyville is located in Montgomery County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeyville <5>
• Nowata
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowata
  • Nowata is located in Nowata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nowata <5>
• Chelsea
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Chelsea is located in Rogers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,877 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <5>
• South Coffeyville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Coffeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coffeyville
  • South Coffeyville is located in Nowata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
• Delaware
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
  • Delaware is located in Nowata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware <5>
• Lenapah
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenapah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenapah
  • Lenapah is located in Nowata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenapah <5>
• Talala
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talala
  • Talala is located in Rogers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talala <5>
• Wann
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wann
  • Wann is located in Nowata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wann <5>
• New Alluwe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Alluwe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alluwe
  • New Alluwe is located in Nowata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
• Jamestown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Rogers County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Childers ...

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

Adding Childers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Childers 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 Childers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Childers post office opened in 1901.

We also found Childers on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Childers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/