Childs

Ghost town · Wilkin County, Minnesota

Fairmount quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Childs is a ghost town in Wilkin County, Minnesota, recorded as human settlement in Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States of America. It is the only former community in Wilkin County recorded on the federal names register, out of 85 across Minnesota.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Childs as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 46.0656° N, 96.5344° W.

Key facts

Elevation	971 ft
Nearest living town	Fairmount, ND
Distance to it	3.4 miles
Coordinates	46.06560, -96.53440

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What's there now

Childs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fairmount, ND (population 316), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 971 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Roberts
ghost town · Otter Tail County · 19.1 mi
Hereford
ghost town · Grant County · 19.2 mi
Pomme de Terre
ghost town · Grant County · 27.7 mi
Thorsborg
ghost town · Grant County · 30.9 mi
Ransom City
ghost town · Sargent County · 40.9 mi

Sources and licences

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U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

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