Childress, Montgomery County, Virginia Explained

Official Name:Childress, Virginia
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Shenandoah Valley#USA Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label:Childress
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Montgomery
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1946
Coordinates:37.0561°N -80.5044°W
Area Code:540
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1477201

Childress is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. Childress is located on State Route 693 7.3miles southwest of Christiansburg.

History

Childress contained a post office from 1852 until 1952.[1] The original name of the post office, Childress Store, honors three brothers named Childress who kept a store in the community.[2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Montgomery County . Jim Forte Postal History . 28 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006103800/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=VA&county=Montgomery . 6 October 2014 .
  2. Book: Tennis, Joe. Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. 2004. The Overmountain Press. 978-1-57072-256-1. 140.