Welcome to Childs ...

Childs is located in Lackawanna County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Childs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Childs is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Childs ...

While we believe that this Childs is located in Lackawanna County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Childs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Erie and Fayette County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 11 communities that are also named Childs - they are located in Arizona, Florida, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New York, South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Childs ...

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

• Scranton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <4>
• Dunmore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
  • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <4>
• Old Forge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
  • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <4>
• Archbald
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbald
  • Archbald is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbald <4>
• Blakely
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
  • Blakely is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakely <4>
• Taylor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Moosic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
  • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <4>
• Dickson City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
  • Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <4>
• Olyphant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
  • Olyphant is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olyphant <4>
• Duryea
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duryea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duryea
  • Duryea is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duryea <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 Childs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Childs.

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

We also 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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Childs post office opened in 1898.

We also found Childs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

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 Lackawanna County: www.lackawannacounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/