Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States
Childress, Virginia | |
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Unincorporated community | |
National Register of Historic Places located near Childress, Virginia. Top: Bowyer-Trollinger Farm; Bottom L-R: Thomas Hall House and Cromer House. | |
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Coordinates: 37°03′22″N 80°30′16″W / 37.05611°N 80.50444°W / 37.05611; -80.50444 | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Montgomery |
Elevation | 1,946 ft (593 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 540 |
GNIS feature ID | 1477201 |
Childress is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. Childress is located on State Route 693 7.3 miles (11.7 km) southwest of Christiansburg.
History
Childress contained a post office from 1852 until 1952. The original name of the post office, Childress Store, honors three brothers named Childress who kept a store in the community.
The Bowyer-Trollinger Farm, Cromer House, and Thomas Hall House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
References
- "Childress". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Virginia, United States | ||
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County seat: Christiansburg | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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