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; -96.53444Childs 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
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Childs, Minnesota
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 578.
- ^ "Wilkin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
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Municipalities and communities of Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Breckenridge
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communities
- Brushvale
- Childs
- Everdell
- Lawndale
- McCauleyville
- Tenney
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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