Childs, Minnesota

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Childs was the name of a town in section 13 and 14 of Campbell Township in Wilkin County, Minnesota.

[edit] History

The town of Childs was named for a local farmer, Job W. Childs, who later moved to California.^[1] The town had a post office from 1888 until 1920, and a station of the Great Northern Railway which was abandoned in 1956. Today no trace of the town remains.

[edit] Notes

^ Upham, Warren (2001) Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, Third Edition, p628; MHS Press; ISBN 0-87351-396-7

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County seat: Breckenridge

Cities	Breckenridge \| Campbell \| Doran \| Foxhome \| Kent \| Nashua \| Rothsay \| Tenney \| Wolverton

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Ghost town	Childs