Childs, Minnesota

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 · d · eMunicipalities and communities of Wilkin County, Minnesota
County seat: Breckenridge
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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


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