Childs, Minnesota

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

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.

Notes

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

v t e Municipalities and communities of Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States County seat: Breckenridge Cities Breckenridge Campbell Doran Foxhome Kent Nashua Rothsay‡ Wolverton Townships Akron Andrea Atherton Bradford Brandrup Breckenridge Campbell Champion Connelly Deerhorn Foxhome Manston McCauleyville Meadows Mitchell Nilsen Nordick Prairie View Roberts Sunnyside Tanberg Wolverton Unincorporated communities Lawndale Tenney Ghost town Childs Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 46°03′56″N 96°32′04″W / 46.06556°N 96.53444°W / 46.06556; -96.53444