Childs, Minnesota

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
46°03′56″N 96°32′04″W / 46.06556°N 96.53444°W / 46.06556; -96.53444CountryUnited StatesStateMinnesotaCountyWilkinElevation
971 ft (296 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code218GNIS feature ID654642[1]

Childs is an unincorporated community in Wilkin County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

History

The town of Childs was named for a local farmer, Job W. Childs, who later moved to California.[2] The town had a post office from 1888 until 1920,[3] and a station of the Great Northern Railway which was abandoned in 1956.

Notes

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Childs, Minnesota
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 578.
  3. ^ "Wilkin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
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