Childress,_Montgomery_County,_Virginia

Childress, Montgomery County, Virginia

Childress, Montgomery County, Virginia

Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

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.

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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

  1. [1]
    "Childress". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. [2]
    "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  3. [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. [4]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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