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Welcome to Childs ...

Childs is located in Wetzel County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Childs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Childs is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Childs: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Childs ...

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

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.

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.<6>

From that list, the Childs post office opened in 1891.

We also found Childs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Childs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wetzel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Childs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Childs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Childs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/