Childress, Montgomery County, Virginia

Childress, Virginia
Childress, Virginia
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
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.^[2] The original name of the post office, Childress Store, honors three brothers named Childress who kept a store in the community.^[3]

The Bowyer-Trollinger Farm, Cromer House, and Thomas Hall House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[4]

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.

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[1] "Childress". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[2] "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.

[3] 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.

[nris-4] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
County seat: Christiansburg
Towns	Blacksburg Christiansburg	Map of Virginia highlighting Montgomery County
CDPs	Belview Elliston Lafayette Merrimac Plum Creek Prices Fork Riner Shawsville
Unincorporated communities	Alleghany Springs Basham Belmont Bennetts Mill Bradshaw‡ Brush Harbor Cambria Centerville Childress Ellett Fagg Graysontown Ironto McCoy McDonalds Mill Midway Heights New Ellett Piedmont Pilot Rogers Sugar Grove Vicker Yellow Sulphur
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Childress, Virginia
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^[1]