Childress, Montgomery County, Virginia

Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

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]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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.
4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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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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